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• Cristina Klaijsen, Breskens
• Catharina Soutberg, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1853)
• Harm Spelthuis, Zwolle
• Arnold Schmidt, Bernshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1853)
• Derze (Derkjen) Hilferink, Zelhem (Bronckhorst) († 1841)
• Elisabeth Knebel, Aue, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1839)
• Christina Hendrix, Bree († 1781)
• Elisabeth van den Akker, Delft,- († 1831)
• Arent Hoege'S Velthoen, Nijbroek, Gelderland, Nederland († 1834)
• Christiaan Henkel, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1839)

• Dirckje van Blommendaal (88), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agnes Agneta ( Troef ) Strouf (32), Oostkerke-bij-Brugge
• Claes Aarnoutsz. Verhaege (59), Giessen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Geerlof Willemsz van den van den Haak (59), Noorden
• Dimmetje Roelands Witte (53), Goedereede (ZH district I) NL
• Giovanna de Cárdenas (57), Napoli, Italie
• Egidius VAN DER POORTEN (63), Pamel
• Joosen Gerardus (84), Ravels, Antwerpen, België
• Hindrikjen Adriaans (41), Wildervank
• Geerlof Willemsz van den Haak (54), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1762 » Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish priest and missionary, founded the Irish Christian Brothers († 1844)
• 1765 » Christiane Vulpius, mistress and wife of Johann Wolfgang Goethe († 1816)
• 1770 » Friedrich Laun, German author († 1849)
• 1790 » Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright († 1836)
• 1796 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer († 1832)
• 1800 » Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales († 1879)
• 1801 » Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1877)
• 1804 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer († 1857)
• 1808 » Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales († 1881)
• 1815 » Otto of Greece († 1862)

• 1740 » Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657)
• 1769 » Edward Holyoke, American pastor and academic (b. 1689)
• 1773 » Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (b. 1708)
• 1795 » Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (b. 1744)
• 1815 » Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1753)
• 1823 » Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1770)
• 1826 » J. F. Oberlin, French pastor and philanthropist (b. 1740)
• 1830 » Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (b. 1781)
• 1833 » Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1760)
• 1841 » David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (b. 1785)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Cornelis
5. Joannes
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Willem
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Joanna
9. Adriana
10. Trijntje
11. Antje
12. Aaltje
13. Elizabeth
14. Grietje
15. Neeltje
16. Janna

• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
• May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
• June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
• September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
• October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

The temperature on June 1, 1779 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.