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• Koster
• Hendrik Boom, Amsterdam († 1833)
• Elisabeth Ceuppens, Zemst
• Helena van de Wiel, Vlijmen († 1852)
• Helena van de Wiel, Vlijmen († 1852)
• Grietje Jetzes Sekema, Augustinusga († 1853)
• ANNA CATHARINA FRANCISCA DE KEYSER, HAMME,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Cornelis Spaan, Werkhoven († 1844)
• Hendrik Jans Bult, Paasloo
• Adriana Mattron, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Arnoldus de LOUW (64), Best, 3327, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Burgje Leendertse van der Mosch (66), Scheveningen
• Arie Blom, Bunnik
• Jannetje Cortswager (74), Leiden
• Burgje Leenderts de Mos (66), Scheveningen
• Elisabeth Seijmonsbergen (41), Amsterdam
• Baukje Pybes de Jong, Dronrijp
• Hendrik Lourens VERVLOET (55), ís-Gravenhage
• Antoine COSTEUX (72), Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, FRANCE
• Claude Agathe Du Bois (83), Hennebont, 56..., France

• 1731 » Joaquim Machado de Castro, Portuguese sculptor († 1822)
• 1764 » José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician († 1850)
• 1771 » Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher († 1859)
• 1776 » Francis Johnson, American lawyer and politician († 1842)
• 1783 » Friedrich Sertürner, German chemist and pharmacist († 1841)
• 1793 » Joseph Earl Sheffield, American businessman and philanthropist († 1882)
• 1795 » James Braid, Scottish-English surgeon († 1860)
• 1797 » Hamilton Hume, Australian explorer († 1873)
• 1815 » Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter († 1872)
• 1816 » William H. Webb, American shipbuilder and philanthropist, founded the Webb Institute († 1899)

• 1747 » Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1669)
• 1747 » Nader Shah, Persian leader (b. 1688)
• 1762 » Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (b. 1702)
• 1768 » Benjamin Tasker Sr., American soldier and politician, 10th Colonial Governor of Maryland (b. 1690)
• 1786 » Nathanael Greene, American general (b. 1742)
• 1805 » Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter and educator (b. 1724)
• 1820 » Joseph Banks, English botanist and author (b. 1743)
• 1844 » Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist and biologist (b. 1772)
• 1864 » Richard Heales, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Victoria (b. 1822)
• 1864 » Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, American soldier (b. 1843)

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.
• March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• 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.

The temperature on June 19, 1779 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen zeer half bewolkt.