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Born on Tuesday September 21, 1779
- Adriaan Koenerding Cok, Tiel († 1838)
- Anna Barbara Segers, Geel, België († 1822)
- Christian Wilhelm LÜLING († 1846)
- Adrianus Kuijpers, Hilvarenbeek
- Dorothea Hartwig, Vorwerk, Denmmin, Prussian pomerania († 1852)
- Anna Sibilla STASSEN, Spaubeek, Limburg, Nederland
- Adrianus van Deursen, Gemert, Nederland
- Catharina Isabelle Stier, Antwerpen († 1860)
- Andreas Josephus Mattheus STOFFELS, Amsterdam († 1859)
- Doede Pieters ALKEMA, Franekeradeel
Died on Tuesday September 21, 1779
- Ana Maria Aerts (76), Sleidinge, België
- Adriaan van Bleyswijk (69), Enkhuizen
- Antje Cornelisdr Huijge, Heiloo
- Adrianus VAN BLEIJSWIJK (69), Enkhuizen
- Elisabeth Arijsd VELDHOEN (1)
- Aaltje Tiddes, Oosterwijtwerd, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth van Beym (38)
- Dingena Rietveld (102), Lexmond, Lakerveld
- Antje Cornelisdr Huijge (79), Heiloo
- Antoinette DE_GRICOURT GRICOURT (85), Epaumesnil, 80140, Somme, Picardie,, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 21, 1779 at Delpher
Born on September 21
- 1706 » Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg († 1735)
- 1756 » John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer († 1836)
- 1758 » Christopher Gore, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts († 1827)
- 1760 » Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Minister of Justice for Imperial Russia († 1837)
- 1776 » John Fitchett, English poet († 1838)
- 1819 » Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois († 1864)
- 1840 » Murad V, Ottoman sultan († 1904)
- 1842 » Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire († 1918)
- 1846 » Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet († 1906)
- 1849 » Maurice Barrymore, American actor († 1905)
Died on September 21
- 1709 » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian statesman, Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (b. 1639)
- 1719 » Johann Heinrich Acker, German historian and academic (b. 1647)
- 1743 » Jai Singh II, Indian king (b. 1688)
- 1748 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author (b. 1686)
- 1796 » François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (b. 1769)
- 1798 » George Read, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Delaware (b. 1733)
- 1812 » Emanuel Schikaneder, German actor and playwright (b. 1751)
- 1832 » Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (b. 1771)
- 1860 » Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (b. 1788)
- 1874 » Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (b. 1798)
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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 » 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.
- 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 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.
- October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
Weather September 21, 1779
The temperature on September 21, 1779 was about 13.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen.