About the day » Sunday December 3, 1780Calender converter

• Anna Jans Opdam († 1848)
• Alberdina JAGER, Kropswolde, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Gouwen († 1838)
• "Franz" Seraphicus Friedrich Xaver Reinhart Hubert von Gumppenberg, Regensburg, Allemagne († 1857)
• Anna Gertrud Hümbs, Düsseldorf, Kalkum, Rheinland, Deutschland
• Adrianus Burghoorn, Delft († 1827)
• Anna Jans Matena, Papendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1822)
• Adrina Sulsters, Loon Op Zand († 1819)
• Anna Christina Stoever († 1874)
• Adrianus Maasland, Streefkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1871)

• Adriaan mr. Prins (57), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
• Helena Martens van Hinsbergen, Nifrik
• Andreas Maas (0), Maastricht
• Albertje Lamberts Krullenburg (0), Doorn
• Gerardina Donkers (73), Enkhuizen
• Francois Savoie (70), Attakapas, St Martin, Louisiana, United States
• Hesselius Sytses BRANDENBURG (5), Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Fryslân, Nederland
• Engel Marie Christie (43), Strandebarm, Norvège
• Gertrudis Bessems, Oost
• Coendert Harms ELSJES (33), IJsselham

• 1722 » Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher († 1794)
• 1729 » Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist († 1783)
• 1730 » Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior († 1794)
• 1755 » Gilbert Stuart, American painter († 1828)
• 1793 » Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic († 1867)
• 1800 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer († 1849)
• 1810 » Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord, American author and political essayist († 1879)
• 1826 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey († 1885)
• 1833 » Carlos Finlay, Cuban epidemiologist and physician († 1915)
• 1838 » Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic († 1916)

• 1668 » William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (b. 1591)
• 1706 » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (b. 1637)
• 1765 » Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (b. 1713)
• 1789 » Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (b. 1714)
• 1815 » John Carroll, American archbishop (b. 1735)
• 1876 » Samuel Cooper, American general (b. 1798)
• 1882 » Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1811)
• 1888 » Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (b. 1816)
• 1890 » Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (b. 1851)
• 1892 » Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (b. 1820)

• 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 17 » American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
• May 12 » American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
• May 29 » American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained.
• June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
• October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
• November 5 » French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.

The temperature on December 3, 1780 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.