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• Barendina Zweers, Rheden
• Bart Roos, Moordrecht, Nederland († 1841)
• Bartholomeus Roos, Beyersche († 1841)
• Antonius Aarts, Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1780)
• Anna Maria van Adrichem, Zoetermeer († 1825)
• Antonij Joannes de Haas, Geffen († 1847)
• Anthoni HOUTEKAMER, Wemeldinge, Zeeland, Nederland († 1826)
• Antonia Muller, Hattem († 1826)
• * Aantje Joosten Hol, Meerkerk († 1822)
• Agathe LITZLER, Oberdorf (68960, Haut-Rhin, France)

• Daniel (Gideon) Franklin (44)
• Hendrik te Paske, Aalten
• Belietje Arense Tasman (32), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Mosta (48), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• André Joseph Baudry (8), Hasnon, 59178, France
• Govert Post (69), Mijdrecht
• Grietje de Jong (70), Wijk aan Zee
• Gleijn Zuidgeest (77), Monster,-
• Glijn Louwen Zuijdgeest (73), Poeldijk
• Gelijn Lourensz. Suijtgeest, Monster

• 1732 » Johann Christian Kittel, German organist and composer († 1809)
• 1745 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, invented the battery († 1827)
• 1814 » Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician († 1900)
• 1817 » Lewis Armistead, American general († 1863)
• 1836 » Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and yogi († 1886)
• 1838 » Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher († 1916)
• 1846 » Wilson Barrett, English actor, playwright, and manager († 1904)
• 1848 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist († 1933)
• 1849 » Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician († 1906)
• 1850 » George Henschel, German-English singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor († 1934)

• 1695 » William Phips, governor of Massachusetts (b. 1650)
• 1712 » Louis, Dauphin of France, (b. 1682)
• 1743 » Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1667)
• 1748 » Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)
• 1772 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (b. 1712)
• 1778 » Joseph Marie Terray, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1715)
• 1780 » Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (b. 1714)
• 1788 » John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (b. 1713)
• 1803 » Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet and educator (b. 1719)
• 1851 » Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic (b. 1804)

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)
• 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).
• 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.
• September 23 » American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.
• November 4 » The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.
• December 14 » Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York

The temperature on February 18, 1780 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.