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Born on Sunday October 15, 1780
- Willemijntje den Hartog, Heicop († 1874)
- Albert Dirks Bolderman, Veenendaal, Nederland
- Aaltje ten Braak, Nijkerk, Nederland († 1847)
- Abraham van den Boor, Haarlem
- Adriana Menheere, Scherpenisse († 1843)
- Albert Dirks Bolderman, Veenendaal,Gemeente Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland
- Alieda Pieterse Wilhelmus, Woerden, Netherlands († 1784)
- Albert Bolderman, Veenendaal, Nederland
- Aldert Ariansz Bregman, Barsingerhorn, North Holland, Netherlands
- Aaltje Vriendjes, Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1858)
Died on Sunday October 15, 1780
- Anne Berrier, Cahors,,Frankrijk
- Geertien (Jansen) Lentink (71), Harfsen
- Casper Joachim van Kröcher Heer van Lohm (69), Lohm, Brandenburg
- Anne Gaugué (78), Dampierre-en-Crot (F)
- Gerbrigh Couperus (3), Parrega, Friesland, Nederland
- Abraham Gevers (68), Rotterdam
- Gerbrigh Mollerus COUPERUS (3), Parregea, Súdwest Fryslân, Fryslân, Netherlands
- Antoon van de LAAR
- Gerberig Mollerusdr Couperus (3), Parrega, Friesland, Nederland
- Eugenia Francisca Lemahieu, Zarren West-Vlaanderen, België
Born on October 15
- 1762 » Samuel Adams Holyoke, American composer and educator († 1820)
- 1767 » Gabriel Richard, French-born American Roman Catholic priest, missionary, educator, and politician († 1832)
- 1784 » Thomas Robert Bugeaud, French general and politician, Governor-General of Algeria († 1849)
- 1785 » José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician († 1821)
- 1789 » William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds († 1847)
- 1795 » Frederick William IV of Prussia, Prussian king from 1840-1861 († 1861)
- 1814 » Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author, poet, and painter († 1841)
- 1816 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales († 1891)
- 1818 » Alexander Dreyschock, Czech pianist and composer († 1869)
- 1825 » Marie of Prussia († 1889)
Died on October 15
- 1684 » Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (b. 1626)
- 1690 » Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish painter and illustrator (b. 1622)
- 1715 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1675)
- 1788 » Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735)
- 1810 » Alfred Moore, American captain and judge (b. 1755)
- 1811 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (b. 1735)
- 1817 » Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general and engineer (b. 1746)
- 1819 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1744)
- 1820 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 1771)
- 1837 » Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1760)
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.
- 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 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
- 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.
- October 7 » American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
- October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
Weather October 15, 1780
The temperature on October 15, 1780 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken.