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Born on Sunday August 22, 1779
- Anna Engelina Geertruid Gerards Tjassens, Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland († 1781)
- Aleida (Lijda) Steenhof (Bulthuis), De Lutte, 7587, Nederland († 1853)
- Adriana Petronella Dreyer, Surabaya, Indonesia († 1857)
- Anna (Johanna) Maas (Maes), Oostkapelle
- Anna Catharina VAN Duyse, SINT GILLIS-WAAS
- Alida Cornelisdr. van der Linden, Vlaardingen († 1813)
- Aaltjen Zemmelink, Zelhem († 1820)
- ALIDA! VAN DER LINDEN, VLAARDINGEN († 1813)
- Aaltje van Trigt, Hilversum († 1779)
- Anathalie Victoire Hannedouche († 1861)
Died on Sunday August 22, 1779
- Adamus (Daem) Daamen (76), Didam
- Guillaume Rolin (49), Dréhance, Namur, Belgique
- Adamus Evertsen Daamen (76), Didam, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Agnes Reiniera Woltera van Lintelo (39), Heerde
- Berent Borcherts de Vries (42), Finsterwolde, Nederland
- Agnes Reiniera Woltera van Lintelo van De Marsch (39), Huize Vosbergen, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Sophia Johannesd Botha, Stellenbosch, we.zaf
- Agnes Reiniera van Lintelo (39), Vorchten
- Henricus Rudolphus van der Aa (0), Casteren
- Agnes Reiniera Woltera Josina van Lintelo (39), Heerde,Gemeente Heerde,Gelderland,Netherlands,huis Vosbergen
Born on August 22
- 1760 » Pope Leo XII († 1829)
- 1764 » Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer († 1838)
- 1771 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer († 1831)
- 1773 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer († 1858)
- 1778 » James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1860)
- 1788 » Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author († 1829)
- 1800 » Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar († 1865)
- 1800 » William S. Harney, American general († 1889)
- 1827 » Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician († 1906)
- 1834 » Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer († 1906)
Died on August 22
- 1701 » John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1628)
- 1711 » Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (b. 1644)
- 1752 » William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (b. 1667)
- 1773 » George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1709)
- 1793 » Louis de Noailles, French general (b. 1713)
- 1797 » Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal (b. 1724)
- 1806 » Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and illustrator (b. 1732)
- 1818 » Warren Hastings, English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (b. 1732)
- 1828 » Franz Joseph Gall, Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (b. 1758)
- 1850 » Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (b. 1802)
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)
- 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 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
- October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
Weather August 22, 1779
The temperature on August 22, 1779 was about 21.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.