Genealogy De Vos-Verschuur » Neeltje den Bout (1780-????)

Birthday March 12, 1780

• The temperature on March 12, 1780 was about 12.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: 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
  • January 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
  • March 14 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans.
  • May 19 » New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
  • 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).
  • September 21 » American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1766 » Claudius Buchanan, Scottish theologian († 1815)
• 1781 » Frederica of Baden, Queen consort to Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden († 1826)
• 1784 » William Buckland, English geologist and paleontologist; Dean of Westminster († 1856)
• 1795 » George Tyler Wood, American military officer and politician († 1858)
• 1795 » William Lyon Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Toronto († 1861)
• 1806 » Jane Pierce, American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States († 1863)