About the day » Saturday October 14, 1780Calender converter

• Embertus Megens, Berchem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1794)
• Cornelia den Haazelaar, Rotterdam († 1853)
• Ann Chapman, Speldhurst, Kent, England
• Aaltje Buurman, Nieuwe Niedorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1813)
• Etienne GALILE, Ars-sur-Moselle, 57130, Moselle, Grand Est, France († 1880)
• Balster Bergerfurth (Bergervoet), Bislich(Duitsland)
• Catharina ROECKEN, Nispen-Essen († 1863)
• Elisabeth Verbist, Perk
• Elisabeth Deke, Schwarzenau, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1814)
• Eugenia Francisca DEVRIESERE, Aalbeke

• Gerrit Crelis Betjes (50), Assendelft, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Huijbertje van der Fits (0), Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• François Joseph Dupont (0), Mons, Henegouwen, België
• Arien Jacobsz Roskam (87), Sliedrecht, zh.nld
• Alexis Joannes Naessens (52), Tielt, Belgium
• Anna van Beijnen, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hillegond van Kleef (79), Leiden
• Dirck Froger (74), Amsterdam
• Gerrit Crelisz Bedjes (50), Assendelft, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Derk Aarseler, Borculo, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1726 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician († 1813)
• 1733 » François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal († 1798)
• 1784 » Ferdinand VII of Spain († 1833)
• 1791 » Friedrich Parrot, Baltic German naturalist († 1841)
• 1801 » Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist and academic, created the Phenakistoscope († 1883)
• 1806 » Preston King, American lawyer and politician († 1865)
• 1824 » Adolphe Monticelli, French painter († 1886)
• 1840 » Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic († 1868)
• 1842 » Joe Start, American baseball player and manager († 1927)
• 1844 » John See, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of New South Wales († 1907)

• 1631 » Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (b. 1557)
• 1637 » Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (b. 1552)
• 1669 » Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (b. 1623)
• 1703 » Thomas Kingo, Danish bishop and poet (b. 1634)
• 1711 » Tewoflos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1708)
• 1747 » Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair (b. 1678)
• 1758 » James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (b. 1696)
• 1831 » Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer and educator (b. 1761)
• 1911 » John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1833)
• 1923 » Marcellus Emants, Dutch-Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)

• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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 21 » American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
• September 23 » American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.

The temperature on October 14, 1780 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder.