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July 29, 1779Born on Friday July 30, 1779
- Albert de Weerd, Vorchten
- Arnold Engelen, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1829)
- Amelberga Bolsens, Temse († 1815)
- Alexander Diederik Spaen van Voorstonden, Lochem († 1834)
- Alexander Diederik baron van Spaen, Huis de Cloese († 1834)
- Arnold Frans Weerts, Deventer († 1792)
- BERENT OUDERDORP, Nijkerk
- Arnold Engelen, Arnhem,Gemeente Arnhem,Gelderland,Netherlands († 1829)
- Barent Janse Ouderdorp, Nijkerk
- Anna Cornelia van den OEVER, Dordrecht
Died on Friday July 30, 1779
- Nanning Daey (57), Egmond
- Franciscus Verwillighen (82), Stekene
- Jacob van der Plas (58), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jean KIRSCHER (3), Burnhaupt-le-Bas, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Anna Schiebaan (0), Rotterdam
- Marie Amande Josephe GRUMAUX (21), Laplaigne,7622,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Neeltje Adriaansd Koopman (29), Zijpe =Schagerbrug, nh.nld
- Cornelia Bartels du Pree (54), Schaijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jannigje Verhulp (53), Zuid-Beijerland
- Dirkje van der Steen (7), Delfshaven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 30, 1779 at Delpher
Born on July 30
- 1751 » Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist († 1829)
- 1763 » Samuel Rogers, English poet and art collector († 1855)
- 1809 » Charles Chiniquy, Canadian-American priest and theologian († 1899)
- 1818 » Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet († 1848)
- 1818 » Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th and 19th Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1897)
- 1825 » Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian engineer and author († 1893)
- 1832 » George Lemuel Woods, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 3rd Governor of Oregon († 1890)
- 1855 » Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, German-Swiss businessman († 1919)
- 1857 » Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist († 1929)
- 1859 » Henry Simpson Lunn, English minister and humanitarian, founded Lunn Poly († 1939)
Died on July 30
- 1680 » Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, Irish admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1634)
- 1683 » Maria Theresa of Spain (b. 1638)
- 1691 » Daniel Georg Morhof, German scholar and academic (b. 1639)
- 1700 » Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, English royal (b. 1689)
- 1718 » William Penn, English businessman and philosopher, founded the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)
- 1771 » Thomas Gray, English poet (b. 1716)
- 1811 » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (b. 1753)
- 1832 » Lê Văn Duyệt, Vietnamese general, mandarin (b. 1763-4)
- 1870 » Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet and journalist (b. 1818)
- 1875 » George Pickett, American general (b. 1825)
Names that were popular for boys in 1779
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Klaas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1779
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Adriana
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Janna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1779
- 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 » 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 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
- September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
Weather July 30, 1779
The temperature on July 30, 1779 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen donder weerlicht bliksem.