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• Anna Brugman († 1847)
• Angelina VERNIERS, Woubrechtegem
• Bernardus Kuiperij, Silvolde(Wisch) († 1830)
• Anna Cornelia van Looveren, Wuustwezel (B) († 1831)
• Albert Molenaar, Wervershoof, North Holland, Netherlands
• Charles Nicolas Joseph LEFEBVRE, La Bassée, 59051, Nord, Nord, France († 1855)
• Carolus Jacxsens, Lissewege,, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1833)
• Carolus ALGOET, Deinze,9800,Oost-Vlaanderen,Ovl, België
• Alberdina Hendriks van Dam, Heino, Raalte, Overijssel, Nederland († 1852)
• Bernardus KUIPERIJ, Wisch, Nederland, Gelderland, Silvolde († 1830)

• Trijntje Laan (0), Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aletta Jacoba Schmidt, Delft, Z.H
• Willemijntje Jans van der Stelt (35), Dinteloord
• Aagje Cornelis Heemskerk (74), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Nannings Haselager (78), Ankeveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Maria Elisabeth SMEETS (65), Roosteren,, Limburg, Nederland
• Trijntje Hendriks (Moes) (59), Meppel
• Jeroen Bijneveld, Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Joanna DE BIE (83), Weelde,2381,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
• Paul Vrijens (1), Kanne, Graafschap Loon, Prinsbisdom Luik

• 1719 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist († 1767)
• 1721 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1803)
• 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
• 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
• 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
• 1821 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church († 1881)
• 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
• 1834 » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher († 1923)
• 1836 » Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect († 1907)
• 1839 » Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic († 1894)

• 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
• 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
• 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
• 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
• 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
• 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
• 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
• 1822 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (b. 1801)
• 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
• 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)

• 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 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
• 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 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
• 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.
• September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

The temperature on August 4, 1779 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.