About the day » Saturday February 12, 1780Calender converter

• Ariën Willems Van Bitterschoten, Barneveld († 1855)
• Arthur Johann Heinrich von Beaufort († 1816)
• Arien (Willemsen) van Bitterschoten, Barneveld († 1855)
• Arthur John Henry Somerset († 1816)
• Anna Hendriks Roest, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
• Andrew B Hood, Kershaw District, South Carolina († 1855)
• Anna Krom, Akersloot, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alexis Normandin, St Denis Sur Richelieu, St Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
• Anna Sijmens KROM, Akersloot, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Jacoba Gerlach, Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1865)

• Anna Philippina Windey (37), Belsele
• Antonius Steintjes, Wehl
• Ann Cochrane (41)
• Arien Elisse van Schayck (72)
• Adrianus van Schaik (66)
• David Hofkens (54), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Paulusdr de Boer (53), Numansdorp, Nederland
• Aaltje de Boer (53), Numansdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Hansdr Hirt (72)
• Aaltje Paulus de Boer (53), Numansdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1768 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1835)
• 1775 » Louisa Adams, English-American wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States († 1852)
• 1777 » Bernard Courtois, French chemist and academic († 1838)
• 1777 » Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet († 1843)
• 1785 » Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist († 1838)
• 1787 » Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary († 1853)
• 1788 » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher († 1869)
• 1791 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union († 1883)
• 1794 » Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer († 1867)
• 1794 » Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843-1844) († 1850)

• 1713 » Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
• 1728 » Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)
• 1763 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (b. 1688)
• 1771 » Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (b. 1710)
• 1789 » Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
• 1799 » Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist and physiologist (b. 1729)
• 1804 » Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)
• 1834 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)

• 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.
• August 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
• October 2 » American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
• 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.

The temperature on February 12, 1780 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist.