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• Albert Menses, Ter Apel (GR NL) († 1780)
• Abel Luppes Engelkes, Blijham (gem. Westerwolde) († 1836)
• Adriaan Beije, Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aaltije de Vries, Maurik, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aalbert Hessing, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Adrianus Melis († 1820)
• Aderjanus VOGEL, Papendrecht
• Adriana Hordijk, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan Reijntjens, Ulicoten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1853)
• Aaltje Cornelisdr van der Zwan, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1843)

• Joanna De Bie, Gulpen
• Cornelia Laenen (Heanen, Hanen), Sint Pieter
• Arnoldina van Oeij Ooij (59), Millingen aan de Rijn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Gerardus Urlings, Munstergeleen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Catherine BLANDINEAU (49), Notre-Dame-de-Monts, 85690, France
• Cornelis Mosch (45), Enkhuizen
• Jan Eekhoff (1)
• Ariaantje de Koningh
• Catherine MARTIN, BRA-sur-LIENNE, Liège, Belgique
• Francisca Habets (67), Oirsbeek

• 1750 » Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral († 1810)
• 1758 » Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician († 1820)
• 1767 » Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor († 1835)
• 1774 » Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist († 1845)
• 1783 » Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, English politician and literary figure († 1858)
• 1791 » Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer († 1824)
• 1792 » William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand († 1842)
• 1820 » Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic († 1891)
• 1840 » Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec († 1923)
• 1843 » Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet († 1912)

• 1716 » Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1666)
• 1764 » Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (b. 1676)
• 1800 » William Billings, American composer and educator (b. 1746)
• 1802 » Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (b. 1754)
• 1820 » Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)
• 1868 » August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
• 1877 » Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
• 1902 » Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
• 1904 » John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
• 1904 » Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Cornelis
5. Joannes
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Willem
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Joanna
9. Adriana
10. Trijntje
11. Antje
12. Aaltje
13. Elizabeth
14. Grietje
15. Neeltje
16. Janna

• 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.
• September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
• September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
• 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.

The temperature on September 26, 1779 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken.