Famous People Who Died In 1779
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1779. This list includes people like James Cook, Thomas Chippendale, Jeremiah Dixon, David Garrick, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, military leaders, political leaders and emperors & kings who died in 1779. This list includes people from England, United States and many more countries.
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James Cook(British Naval Captain, Navigator and Explorer)
Birthdate: November 7, 1728
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marton, England
Died: February 14
Birthdate: March 6, 1745
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: October 11
Birthdate: June 5, 1718
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Otley, England
Died: October 31
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David Garrick(Actor, Playwright, Film producer, Writer, Screenwriter, Stage actor)
Birthdate: February 19, 1717
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hereford
Died: January 20
Birthdate: November 2, 1699
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 6
Birthdate: 1705 AD
Birthplace: Malayer, Iran
Died: March 1
Birthdate: August 5, 1758
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Japan
Died: December 16
Birthdate: March 22, 1728
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
Died: June 29
Birthdate: January 23, 1730
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Died: November 10
Birthdate: March 30, 1727
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bitonto, Italy
Died: April 6
Birthdate: May 10, 1730
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Castle, Delaware, United States
Died: July 14
Birthdate: September 11, 1711
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 7
Birthdate: December 24, 1698
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newark-on-Trent, England
Died: June 7
Birthdate: September 26, 1711
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wotton Underwood, England
Died: September 12
Birthdate: July 27, 1733
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cockfield, County Durham, England
Died: January 22
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Mikael Sehul(Ethiopian Governor of Tigray Province (1748 - 1784))
Birthdate: 1691 AD
Birthplace: Naeder Adet, Ethiopia
Died: June 23
Birthdate: April 22, 1711
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Windham, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 24
Birthdate: 1735
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: England
Died: April 1
Birthdate: August 5, 1749
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Georgetown County
Died: April 22
Birthdate: 1701 AD
Birthplace: Bideford, Devon, England
Died: January 26
Birthdate: September 3, 1704
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: April 11
Birthdate: January 21, 1717
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sevilla, Spain
Died: April 9