About the day » Monday August 21, 1780Calender converter

• Charles Joseph WICCART, Vieux-Berquin, 59615, Nord, Nord, France
• Augustinus Josephus VANLERBERGHE, Woumen, 32026, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Cecilia van Sprang, Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland († 1846)
• Aart van MOURIK, Brakel, Gelderkand, Nederland († 1836)
• Christina Groat, Claverack, Columbia, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Angelique Hoste, Wingene,8750,West Vlaanderen,Vlaanderen,België
• Christian Hufford
• Christianus Poppelier, Waspik († 1864)
• Aaltje Jans Dijkstra, St. Annaparochie († 1827)
• Bernardus Pelk, Altenberge, Münsterland (Dtsl) († 1827)

• Gerardina Bongenaar (25), Harmelen
• Joannes Avermaete, Oostakker (Gent), Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen
• Aleidis Jacobse Stelling, Roelofarendsveen
• Anthonie Damen, Hoge &, Lage Zwaluwe
• Catarina (Caatje) Jansd Smits (67), Bergambacht
• Georgina Carolina Carteret (70)
• Georgina Carteret (70)
• George Venables- Venables-Vernon (born Vernon), 1st Baron Vernon (71)
• Digna Ruijmschotel (49), Gameren
• Georgina Caroline Carteret (64)

• 1754 » Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician († 1833)
• 1754 » William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting († 1839)
• 1765 » William IV of the United Kingdom († 1837)
• 1789 » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic († 1857)
• 1798 » Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher († 1874)
• 1800 » Hiram Walden, American general and politician († 1880)
• 1801 » Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician († 1876)
• 1813 » Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician († 1891)
• 1816 » Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist and academic († 1856)
• 1823 » Nathaniel Everett Green, English painter and astronomer († 1899)

• 1762 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
• 1763 » Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
• 1775 » Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
• 1796 » John McKinly, American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (b. 1721)
• 1814 » Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753)
• 1835 » John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (b. 1773)
• 1836 » Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (b. 1785)
• 1838 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (b. 1781)
• 1853 » Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)
• 1854 » Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)

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)
• March 17 » American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
• April 16 » Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenberg founds the University of Münster.
• May 12 » American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
• August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
• 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 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.

The temperature on August 21, 1780 was about 21.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen.