About the day » Sunday June 27, 1779Calender converter

• Bauke Sipkes, Akmarijp
• Aiko Scheltens, Nieuw Beerta, Groningen, Nederland († 1830)
• Antje Jansz Bruijn, Kolhorn († 1819)
• Aieko Lukas Scheltens, Beerta Nieuwbeerta
• Antoni Schaap, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Janna Harms Huisjes, Hoogeveen († 1834)
• Barbe Cécile Decreton, Leisele, 38002, Belgique († 1854)
• Albertus Lagerweij, Woudenberg, Utrecht, Nederland
• Berend Hendriks Kloppenburg, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 1857)
• Apolonia Bastiana Jacobse Van der Harst, Scheveningen, Nederland († 1856)

• Jan Anthonisz Lobbesoo (69), Nieuw-Vossemeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hugo Frans Karel Graaf en Edele Heer van en tot Eltz-Kempenich (77)
• Pierre Joseph Cauvet (0), Troisvilles (F)
• Antoni Dirksz Schaap (1), Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Jan Peters van der Beld (1)
• Pieter Kalf (46)
• Cornelia Schrier, Vlaardingen, Nederland
• Jan Peters van de Beld (1)
• Nicolas Meyer (78), Volmunster, Moselle, Lorraine, France
• Sweris van der Steen (52)

• 1717 » Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier, French botanist and physicist († 1799)
• 1767 » Alexis Bouvard, French astronomer and academic († 1843)
• 1805 » Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer († 1883)
• 1806 » Augustus De Morgan, English mathematician and logician († 1871)
• 1812 » Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy Waterston, American writer († 1899)
• 1817 » Louise von François, German author († 1893)
• 1828 » Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria († 1905)
• 1838 » Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet († 1894)
• 1838 » Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, designed the Gewehr 98 († 1914)
• 1846 » Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician († 1891)

• 1720 » Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet and author (b. 1639)
• 1794 » Philippe de Noailles, French general (b. 1715)
• 1794 » Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (b. 1711)
• 1827 » Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic (b. 1754)
• 1829 » James Smithson, English chemist and mineralogist (b. 1765)
• 1831 » Sophie Germain, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1776)
• 1839 » Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire (b. 1780)
• 1844 » Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
• 1844 » Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founded the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1805)
• 1878 » Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (b. 1800)

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.
• 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.
• 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).
• July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
• 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.

The temperature on June 27, 1779 was about 16.0 °C. There was 51 mm of rainWind direction mainly north by east. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.