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• Adrianus Gravekamp, Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1847)
• Adrianus Gravekamp, Katwijk († 1847)
• Albert Heinrich Christian KNOLL († 1862)
• Age Ates, Hantumeruitburen, gem. Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1789)
• Abram van Oosten, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Geerts Oostenbrink, Zuidveen († 1849)
• ABRAM VAN OOSTEN, NAALDWIJK († 1849)
• Boer, Ruinerwold († 1817)
• Aemilia Hermsen, Homoet, Duitsland
• Age Ates De Haan, Hantumeruitburen, Friesland, Netherlands

• Carolina Jans Jol, Scheveningen
• Christiane Caroline von Ende (40)
• Jacobus Ludovicus Allemeersch (38), Roksem
• Cornelia Appel (1), Bergen op Zoom
• * Lijntje Jans Baars (0), Lutjebroek, Noord-Holland, NL
• Andreas Van Bael (65), Werchter
• Hugo Lambrechts b1c1 (60)
• Enneken Rieffel (40), Hengelo (G)
• Anna Maria Wagemans, Neer, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Havekes (29), Neuenhaus (Dld)

• 1728 » Joseph Black, French-Scottish physician and chemist († 1799)
• 1730 » Henry Clinton, English general and politician († 1795)
• 1755 » Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter († 1842)
• 1786 » John Franklin, English admiral and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land († 1847)
• 1800 » George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician († 1888)
• 1808 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior († 1864)
• 1821 » Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter († 1893)
• 1823 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic († 1852)
• 1826 » Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician († 1891)
• 1827 » Octave Crémazie, Canadian poet and bookseller († 1879)

• 1687 » George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)
• 1689 » Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)
• 1742 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
• 1756 » Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
• 1783 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)
• 1788 » Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)
• 1828 » Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)
• 1846 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)
• 1850 » Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)
• 1859 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1805)

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. John
14. Jean
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)
• April 16 » Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenberg founds the University of Münster.
• June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
• 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 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
• October 16 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
• December 14 » Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York

The temperature on April 16, 1780 was about 11.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.