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• Adrianus Beems, Heesch
• anthonij cornelisz KRUITHOF, heinenoord
• Cornelis MOLENAAR, Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1830)
• Arie Bot, sliedrecht (zuid holland) († 1780)
• Cornelis Philips Hoek, Katwijk aan Zee
• Anne Marie LARONDELLE, BAELEN-sur-VESDRE, Liège, Belgique
• Anthonie Kruithof, Heinenoord
• Casparus Rosenboom, Heerlen (L († 1836)
• Antony Cornelisz KRUITHOF, Heinenoord († 1841)
• Berendina Maat, ter, Varsseveld, NL († 1839)

• Geertruij Fransdr van den Bos (39), 's-Gravenzande (Westland), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Elizabeth Postell (51), South Carolina
• Adriaen Adriaensz Oerlemans (46)
• Geertje van Wijk (0), Zegveld, Utrecht, Nederland
• Assuerus PAPEN (69), Beltrum, Gelderland, Nederland
• Christian Hess (20), Bern, Switzerland
• Geertruij Fransdr. van den Bos (38), 's-Gravenzande
• Geertruij Fransdr van den Bos (38), ‘s-Gravenzande, Nederland
• Annetje Termijn (10), Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Gerardus Peters Fleuren (61), Goch (D) Kessel

• 1778 » Gregory Blaxland, English-Australian explorer († 1853)
• 1800 » William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician († 1867)
• 1808 » Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet, playwright, and linguist († 1845)
• 1810 » Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator († 1876)
• 1811 » Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician († 1879)
• 1818 » Charles Gounod, French composer and academic († 1893)
• 1818 » Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands († 1877)
• 1821 » E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist († 1888)
• 1832 » William Crookes, English chemist and physicist († 1919)
• 1833 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president († 1893)

• 1719 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)
• 1734 » Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)
• 1740 » Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)
• 1762 » Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (b. 1674)
• 1771 » Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)
• 1775 » John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)
• 1797 » Mohammad Khan Qajar, Persian tribal chief (b. 1742)
• 1813 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
• 1821 » Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
• 1839 » Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (b. 1774)

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)
• February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
• February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
• October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

The temperature on June 17, 1779 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.