Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Lagas (1780-????)

Birthday August 10, 1780

• The temperature on August 10, 1780 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 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 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.
  • August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
  • November 4 » The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.
  • November 9 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1755 » Narayan Rao, fifth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire († 1773)
• 1782 » Vicente Guerrero, Mexican insurgent leader and President of Mexico († 1831)
• 1805 » Ferenc Toldy, German-Hungarian historian and critic († 1875)
• 1809 » John Kirk Townsend, American ornithologist and explorer († 1851)
• 1810 » Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian soldier and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy († 1861)
• 1814 » Henri Nestlé, German businessman, founded Nestlé († 1890)