September 16–October 18 –American Revolutionary War: Siege of Savannah: Franco-American troops make a failed attempt to capture Savannah from the British, suffering heavy casualties.
November 2 – The North Carolina General Assembly carves a new county from Dobbs County, North Carolina and names it Wayne County in honor of United States General Anthony Wayne.
August 6 –Henry M. Ridgely, United States Senator from Delaware from 1827 till 1829. (died 1847)
September 18 –Joseph Story, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1811 till 1845. (died 1845)
October –Henry W. Edwards, United States Senator from Connecticut from 1823 till 1838. (died 1847)
Date unknown –George Poindexter, Governor of Mississippi in 1819 and from 1820 till 1822 and United States Senator from Mississippi from 1830 till 1835. (died 1853)
Deaths
James Cook February 14, 1779, Explorer and Navigator
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