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• Anna Maria Hendriks, Amersfoort
• Anna Helena Haaijes, Zuidhorn († 1853)
• Alof WOLSINK († 1833)
• Adrianus Baars, Baambrugge,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1781)
• Aaltjen Gerrits de Weert, Heerde-Vorgten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Marie Hendriks, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Antje Heertjes Laribij, Vlieland
• Alexander Kar, Delft
• Adrianus VAN HOOFSTAD, Schelle,2627,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1791)
• Anna Maria CAELS, Weelde, Ravels, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1842)

• Eultjen LENSINK (50)
• Derk te Bokkel (33), Aalten, Nederland
• Anne Barbe SCHWEGER (0), Lemberg, 57, Moselle, Lorraine, France
• Jacob Jansz Prins (64), Huijsen, Doopsg.Gem.Huizen-9
• Anthonia Aemilia Wolfsen (91), Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Helena Francisca Gryspeere (0), Zuienkerke, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Anthonia Amalia Wolfssen (91), 's Hertogenbosch, N.B
• Abraham Muyssaert (32), Amsterdam,NL, Nederland
• Doodgeboren kind Brock (0), Drunen
• Cecile Bouljon (0), Heist

• 1704 » John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1757)
• 1740 » James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author († 1795)
• 1808 » Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist († 1873)
• 1812 » Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright († 1907)
• 1815 » Dan Emmett, American composer († 1904)
• 1822 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Russian-Polish cardinal († 1902)
• 1831 » James Boucaut, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of South Australia († 1916)
• 1832 » Narcisa de Jesús, Ecuadorian saint († 1869)
• 1837 » Harriet Powers, American folk artist and quilter († 1910)
• 1855 » Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop († 1939)

• 1666 » Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (b. 1600)
• 1666 » James Shirley, English dramatist (b. 1596)
• 1783 » Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1717)
• 1804 » Sarah Crosby, the first female Methodist preacher (b. 1729)
• 1829 » Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (b. 1751)
• 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
• 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
• 1892 » William Harnett, American painter (b. 1848)
• 1897 » Henry George, American journalist, philosopher, and economist (b. 1839)
• 1901 » Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (b. 1873)

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

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

• 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)
• May 19 » New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
• June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
• August 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
• September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf Massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
• October 16 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.
• November 4 » The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.

The temperature on October 29, 1780 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken.