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Born on Tuesday January 11, 1780
- Ann Andrew, Wascom, South Carolina († 1852)
- Antje Aukes, Wâldsein, Súdwest Fryslân, Fryslân, Netherlands († 1783)
- Antonius Willems de Chang, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- anna gerits, meijel († 1845)
- Anne Barbe LOUETTE, WERBOMONT (Grand-Trixhe), Liège, Belgique († 1822)
- Antonia Butselaar, Amersfoort († 1821)
- ANNA MARIA BESSEMS, Margraten († 1855)
- Antonius Binck, Oosterhout (Oosterhout) (Noord-Brabant)
- Anna Maria Agnes Fest, Landkreis Düsseldorf, Rath, Rheinland, Deutschland
- Apolonia Alexandersdr BEIJERS, Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1856)
Died on Tuesday January 11, 1780
- Cornelia dochter Peter Leppens (55), Hoogeloon
- Claes Claesz. van de Velde (40), Leiden, ZH, Nederland
- Anna Marien (68), Olmen
- Cornelis van Duijvenbode (67), Katwijk
- Cornelis Mooij (75), Den Helder
- Chatarina (Kattriena) Mensma (67), Amsterdam
- Catherine Therese Baral (12), Marcq, Belgie
- Augustus de REGTER (47), Koewacht
- Anthonii Willemsen (teunis willemse) Brouwer (64), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
- Antoine Guillaume POLET (58), Celles (Namur), 5561, Namur, Belgique
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 11, 1780 at Delpher
Born on January 11
- 1755 » Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1804)
- 1757 » Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect († 1831)
- 1760 » Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut († 1833)
- 1777 » Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader († 1837)
- 1786 » Joseph Jackson Lister, English physicist († 1869)
- 1788 » William Thomas Brande, English chemist and academic († 1866)
- 1800 » Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer († 1895)
- 1807 » Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University († 1874)
- 1814 » James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist († 1899)
- 1815 » John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada († 1891)
Died on January 11
- 1753 » Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (b. 1660)
- 1757 » Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1688)
- 1762 » Louis-François Roubiliac, French-English sculptor (b. 1695)
- 1763 » Caspar Abel, German poet, historian, and theologian (b. 1676)
- 1771 » Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (b. 1704)
- 1788 » François Joseph Paul de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)
- 1791 » William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh composer and poet (b. 1717)
- 1798 » Heraclius II of Georgia (b. 1720)
- 1801 » Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (b. 1749)
- 1824 » Thomas Mullins, 1st Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (b. 1736)
Names that were popular for boys in 1780
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Jean
- John
- Klaas
- Abraham
Names that were popular for girls in 1780
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1780
- 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)
- April 16 » Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenberg founds the University of Münster.
- 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).
- August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
- 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.
Weather January 11, 1780
The temperature on January 11, 1780 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.