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Born on Tuesday August 17, 1779
- Antonia Maria van den Brekel, Tilburg († 1839)
- Elisabeth Kluivers, Leiden
- Augustinus Josephus Pijcke, Lapscheure, Damme, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1832)
- catherine jh. COLMANT, Erquennes (Belgium) Hainaut
- Anna de Brouwer, Diessen († 1819)
- Anthonie Naftali Hartog Bremer, Amsterdam († 1840)
- Geertrui van Vliet, Wemeldinge
- Akke Jans (Acke) Kuindersma, Rien, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1848)
- Anne Marchand, Ramecourt († 1850)
- Aagtje~Janzn Kostelijk, Broek op L'dijk († 1811)
Died on Tuesday August 17, 1779
- Antje Teunisdr Boekee (70), Rijnsburg
- Andries Nicolaasz PRINS (61), Zevenbergen
- Aartje Maartensd BAKKER (41), Heenvliet
- Aartje Maartens Bakker (44), heenvliet
- Elizabeth Gammon (19), Sandwich,Kent, England
- Anna Margretha Cathrina Boll (0), Schermbeck (Dld), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Andries Nicolaesz Prince (60), Zevenbergen
- Anna(Antje) Teunisdr. Boekee (70), Rijnsburg
- Adriana Breugelen (59), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana Dirksd Van BREUGELEN (59), Fijnaart
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 17, 1779 at Delpher
Born on August 17
- 1753 » Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian († 1828)
- 1768 » Louis Desaix, French general († 1800)
- 1786 » Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician († 1836)
- 1786 » Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld († 1861)
- 1801 » Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist († 1865)
- 1828 » Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician († 1897)
- 1840 » Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist († 1922)
- 1845 » Henry Cadwalader Chapman, American physician and naturalist († 1909)
- 1849 » William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland († 1919)
- 1863 » Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer († 1924)
Died on August 17
- 1720 » Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
- 1768 » Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
- 1785 » Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
- 1786 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)
- 1809 » Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)
- 1814 » John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)
- 1834 » Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (b. 1802)
- 1838 » Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian playwright and poet (b. 1749)
- 1850 » José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778)
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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 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
- June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
- July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
- September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
- October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
Weather August 17, 1779
The temperature on August 17, 1779 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.