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• Adriaan de Wit, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1835)
• Adrianus Gravekamp, Katwijk († 1847)
• Geertje Jacobsdr van Rijn, Katwijk († 1826)
• Adrianus Jacobszn Gravekamp, Valkenburg, Brabant-Septentrional, Hollande († 1847)
• Adrianus Gravekamp, Valkenburg Zuid Holland. Nederland († 1847)
• Adrianus Antonisse Wit de, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1835)
• Abraham Middelkoop, Leerbroek († 1856)
• Adrianus Jacobszn Gravekamp, Valkenburg Z-H († 1847)
• ABRAM VAN OOSTEN, NAALDWIJK († 1849)
• Aemilia Hermsen, Eijmeren, Gelderland, Nederland

• Elsebe Raatser, Amsterdam
• Cornelia Gerrit Aartsen (44), Princenhage
• Derk Jacobs Messeman (73), Oosterwolde, Gelderland, Nederland
• Derk Jakobs Messeman (65), Oosterwolde, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Enickje (48), Putten
• Gerardus Gerse (1)
• Helle Madsdatter (4), Modum, Buskerud, Norway
• Anna Maria Wagemans, Neer, Limburg, Nederland
• Enneken Rieffel (40), Hengelo (G)
• Fabien WERNERT (40), Rosenwiller (67560, Bas-Rhin, France)

• 1728 » Joseph Black, French-Scottish physician and chemist († 1799)
• 1730 » Henry Clinton, English general and politician († 1795)
• 1755 » Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter († 1842)
• 1786 » John Franklin, English admiral and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land († 1847)
• 1800 » George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician († 1888)
• 1808 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior († 1864)
• 1821 » Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter († 1893)
• 1823 » Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic († 1852)
• 1826 » Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician († 1891)
• 1827 » Octave Crémazie, Canadian poet and bookseller († 1879)

• 1687 » George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)
• 1689 » Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)
• 1742 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
• 1756 » Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
• 1783 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)
• 1788 » Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)
• 1828 » Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)
• 1846 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)
• 1850 » Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)
• 1859 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1805)

1. Jan
2. Cornelis
3. Johannes
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Joannes
8. Jacob
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Jean
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Abraham

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Marie
6. Catharina
7. Elisabeth
8. Joanna
9. Trijntje
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Elizabeth
13. Neeltje
14. Antje
15. Adriana
16. Jannetje

• 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.
• 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 16 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
• October 16 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.
• November 5 » French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.

The temperature on April 16, 1780 was about 11.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.