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Born on Wednesday September 29, 1779
- Anna Mechtildis Bresser, Nijmegen, NL
- Anna Raassens, Wateringen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1840)
- Arnoldus Vinken, Leuth (Maasmechelen), Limburg (B)
- ? ? († 1831)
- Carolus De Meester, Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Aleida Anthonissen Siegers, Vlisteren (Ommen, Ambt)
- Arnoldus Luppus, Groningen († 1824)
- Aleida Sijgers († 1860)
- Cornelis Witteveen, Amsterdam
- Anna Rasens, Wateringen († 1840)
Died on Wednesday September 29, 1779
- Aert RUIJTER (68), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aart Willemsz Ruijter (68), Eemnes
- Gerrit Jabobs de Bruijn (47), Berkel
- Catharina Zweers (48), Didam
- Cornelia Braal (36), Oud-Vossemeer Zeeland
- Cornelis Jacobszn Vlasveld (48), Noordwijk
- Adrianus Aerts (35), Rotterdam
- Anna Geertruij Spakler (2), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Dieudonné Lechat (3), Montignies-sur Sambre (6061, Hainaut)
- Dieudonnee Lechat (3), Montignies-sur-Sambre
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 29, 1779 at Delpher
Born on September 29
- 1758 » Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral († 1805)
- 1766 » Charlotte, Princess Royal of England († 1828)
- 1786 » Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Mexico († 1843)
- 1803 » Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and theorist († 1850)
- 1803 » Mercator Cooper, American captain and explorer († 1872)
- 1808 » Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician († 1868)
- 1810 » Elizabeth Gaskell, English author († 1865)
- 1816 » Paul Féval, père, French author and playwright († 1887)
- 1832 » Joachim Oppenheim, rabbi and author († 1891)
- 1832 » Miguel Miramón, Unconstitutional president of Mexico, 1859-1860 († 1867)
Died on September 29
- 1703 » Charles de Saint-Évremond, French-English soldier, author, and critic (b. 1610)
- 1800 » Michael Denis, Austrian poet and author (b. 1729)
- 1804 » Michael Hillegas, American politician, 1st Treasurer of the United States (b. 1728)
- 1833 » Ferdinand VII of Spain (b. 1784)
- 1862 » William "Bull" Nelson, American general (b. 1824)
- 1887 » Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and academic (b. 1810)
- 1889 » Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician (b. 1818)
- 1900 » Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)
- 1902 » Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1902 » William McGonagall, Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825)
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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)
- February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
- June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
- June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
- 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.
- August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
Weather September 29, 1779
The temperature on September 29, 1779 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.