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Born on Friday October 20, 1780
- Antonius van Schijndel, Sint-Michelsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1848)
- Adolf (Adolph) Heusinkveld, Varsseveld († 1829)
- Adrianus VAN LOMMEL, Zoerle-Parwijs, 2260, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België († 1849)
- Catharina Bours, Geulle,, Limburg, Nederland († 1815)
- Anna Maria de Lauw, Best
- Anna Maria de Louw, Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Catharina Moerkens, Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1819)
- Dirk Verzijde, Pijnacker († 1832)
- Anna Maria RUGH, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Elizabeth Morsell, Frederick County, Maryland († 1859)
Died on Friday October 20, 1780
- Cornelis Cornelisz (de jonge) Spring in 't veld (58), Kalslagen,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Buitenweg (35), Moerkapelle
- Aaron Bennett (75), Manchester, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Jacob Ariensz X Krab (70), EaZ
- Elisabeth Autschbach (78), Hesselbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Casparus Norenburg (47), Dordrecht
- Isabella Clara Vandergucht, Merkem,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Gertruda Smachten SMOLDERS, Bladel, 3338, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antje Dijt (26), Den Burg
- Catharina van der Veer, Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 20, 1780 at Delpher
Born on October 20
- 1740 » Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch author and poet († 1805)
- 1759 » Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut († 1815)
- 1780 » Pauline Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon († 1825)
- 1784 » Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1865)
- 1785 » George Ormerod, English historian and author († 1873)
- 1790 » Patrick Matthew. Scottish farmer and biologist († 1874)
- 1801 » Melchior Berri, Swiss architect and educator, designed the Natural History Museum of Basel († 1854)
- 1808 » Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist († 1875)
- 1819 » Báb, Iranian religious leader, founded Bábism († 1850)*1822 - Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and judge († 1896)
- 1832 » Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist († 1894)
Died on October 20
- 1713 » Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician and academic (b. 1652)
- 1740 » Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1685)
- 1865 » Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (b. 1821)
- 1870 » Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (b. 1808)
- 1871 » Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)
- 1880 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (b. 1802)
- 1883 » George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (b. 1797)
- 1890 » Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)
- 1894 » James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (b. 1818)
- 1900 » Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846)
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 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).
- 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 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.
- December 14 » Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York
Weather October 20, 1780
The temperature on October 20, 1780 was about 12.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.