Database Van Broekhoven » Martinus Voets (1780-????)

Birthday June 18, 1780

• The temperature on June 18, 1780 was about 15.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest by west. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
• 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)
• In the year 1780: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 14 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans.
  • May 12 » American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
  • May 29 » American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained.
  • 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 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
  • October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1757 » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata († 1833)
• 1757 » Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French pianist and composer († 1831)
• 1769 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs († 1822)
• 1799 » William Lassell, English astronomer and merchant († 1880)
• 1812 » Ivan Goncharov, Russian journalist and author († 1891)
• 1815 » Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general († 1881)