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Born on Monday February 28, 1780
- Cornelia Roelandse, Zierikzee (Schouwen-Duiveland), Zeeland, Nederland NED († 1856)
- Aaltje Hendriks de Jong († 1819)
- Aaltje Hendriks, Blija
- Anna Elisabeth Sandon - S'Jandon, Diest († 1840)
- Celestinus SEGHERS, Dikkelvenne,9890,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1803)
- Anna Catharina Mertens, Oevel, België († 1853)
- Charles SIMPSON, Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Catharina Eembeeck - Van Heembeeck, Nossegem († 1828)
- Catherine Acker, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States († 1828)
- Arthur Sinclair († 1831)
Died on Monday February 28, 1780
- Aegt Jacobs Muts (68), Den Helder, Nederland
- Anna Carolina Penneman (1), Balen
- Balthasar(Balthus, Baltus) Berkman (73), Alblasserdam
- Abel Popko van Bolhuis (54), Groningen
- Antonia Hendrikse van Oort (90), Schalkwijk, Utrecht, Nederland
- Christian Walle (46), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Abel Popko van Bolhuis (55), Groningen
- Anthony Broer
- Cecile Dupuis (84), Chantenay, Nievre, Bourgogne, France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1780 at Delpher
Born on February 28
- 1704 » Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic († 1760)
- 1712 » Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general († 1759)
- 1724 » George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1807)
- 1792 » Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist, meteorologist, and geographer († 1876)
- 1812 » Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author († 1882)
- 1820 » John Tenniel, English illustrator († 1914)
- 1833 » Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal († 1913)
- 1840 » Henri Duveyrier, French explorer († 1892)
- 1848 » Arthur Giry, French historian and academic († 1899)
- 1851 » Samuel W. McCall, American journalist and politician, 47th Governor of Massachusetts († 1923)
Died on February 28
- 1648 » Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1577)
- 1786 » John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
- 1788 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
- 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
- 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
- 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
- 1891 » George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)
- 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
- 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
- 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
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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.
- May 19 » New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
- August 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
- August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
- October 2 » American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
- October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
Weather February 28, 1780
The temperature on February 28, 1780 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.