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Born on Tuesday October 17, 1780
- Elisabeth Groen de, Oudenbosch († 1818)
- Cornelia Lips, Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1857)
- Elizabeth Moon, Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina, United States († 1867)
- Bernardina (Pauls ~ Stoolhuijs ~ Stoelhuis) Pauls, Ootmarsum
- Abram Mouwerik, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
- Ariaantje De Brujin, Rijerskop
- Cecilia Victoria BOLLAERT, Bredene, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Cecilia Van Nuffel, Herdersem
- Charlotte Beathe Reichenbach, Sommerfeld Frankfurt Oder,Brandenburg,Prussia († 1780)
- Cornelius LARDINOY, Sint-Martens-Voeren, 73109, Limburg, Belgique, Veurs
Died on Tuesday October 17, 1780
- Antoon Van Dijck (82), Reet, 2840, Rumst, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Eleanor Kelswick (60), Cumberland, England
- Jaapje Jansd van der Voort (2), Voorst, ge.nld
- Jacob Jans (60), Anjum, FRL, Nederland
- Femmigje Schonewille (68), Hoogeveen
- Cornelius Kersemans (72), Vlimmeren (België)
- Henri Antoine NITHARD (4), Eschentzwiller, 68, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Daniel Abrahamsz. Wielemaker (62)
- Everhardus Holterman (0), Leuth, 6578, Nederland
- Gertrudis De Santos (83), Jalisco, Mexico (Las Viudas, Encarnación, Nueva Galicia)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 17, 1780 at Delpher
Born on October 17
- 1760 » Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher († 1825)
- 1768 » Sophie von Dönhoff, morganatic spouse by bigamy to King Frederick William II of Prussia († 1838)
- 1779 » José Andrés Pacheco de Melo, Argentine statesman and priest (d. approx. 1820)
- 1779 » Louis Charles, French prince of the blood († 1808)
- 1780 » Richard Mentor Johnson, American politician, ninth Vice President of the United States († 1850)
- 1781 » Johann Friedrich Meckel, German anatomist († 1833)
- 1784 » Fructuoso Rivera, first president of Uruguay († 1854)
- 1785 » Christen Smith, Norwegian scientist († 1816)
- 1792 » John Bowring, English polyglot and governor of Hong Kong († 1826)
- 1797 » Juan Lavalle, Argentine politician (d.1841)
Died on October 17
- 1757 » René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (b. 1683)
- 1776 » Pierre François le Courayer, French-English theologian and author (b. 1681)
- 1780 » William Cookworthy, English pharmacist and minister (b. 1705)
- 1781 » Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral (b. 1705)
- 1786 » Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1723)
- 1806 » Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758)
- 1836 » Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782)
- 1837 » Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1778)
- 1849 » Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810)
- 1868 » Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775)
Names that were popular for boys in 1780
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- 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)
- March 14 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans.
- March 17 » American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
- 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 16 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
- 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 October 17, 1780
The temperature on October 17, 1780 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.