Genealogy de la famille Gilot-Gilot » Marie Agnès DOSSIN (1780-????)

Birthday January 23, 1780

• The temperature on January 23, 1780 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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
  • May 12 » American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
  • May 13 » The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U.S. state of Tennessee, providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice.
  • June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
  • October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
  • November 5 » French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.
  • 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.

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• 1752 » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1832)
• 1780 » Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general († 1827)
• 1783 » Stendhal, French novelist († 1842)
• 1786 » Auguste de Montferrand, French-Russian architect, designed Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Alexander Column († 1858)
• 1799 » Alois Negrelli, Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer active in the Austrian Empire († 1858)
• 1809 » Surendra Sai, Indian activist († 1884)