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• Adriaan van Geelkerken, Middelburg, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland († 1846)
• Brita Maria Widerholm, Rosersbergs bruk, Eskilstuna, Södermanland, Sweden († 1832)
• Arnoldus Fransz Eekhout, Amsterdam
• Coleta Van De Cappelle, Koolskamp,8851,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1819)
• Anna Theresia MEEUS, Mol Belgie
• Andries Sloet tot Everlo, Huis Everlo († 1844)
• Arnoldus Krijbolder, s'Hertogenbosch, Nederland († 1867)
• Joannes Vermeulen, Huissen
• Anthonij Pardijs, Vorden
• Adam Wilhelmus MERKELBACH, Heerlen, Hollande († 1783)

• Hendrik Oosterhout van (35), Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Ann Cain (57), East Hoathly, Sussex, England
• Alida Tertogen (7), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Dirk van der Reijden, Brielle
• Grietje Hendriksdr TROMP (54), Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Petri Van Dijck (46), Wuustwezel
• Anthonia van Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1)
• Grietje Hendriksd TROMP (54), Alblasserdam
• Françoise Rosalie Elias (1), Hannêche, Luik, België
• Jan Groote (20), Gölenkamp, Duitsland

• 1718 » Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author († 1800)
• 1727 » Michel Adanson, French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist († 1806)
• 1763 » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer († 1846)
• 1770 » William Wordsworth, English poet († 1850)
• 1772 » Charles Fourier, French philosopher and author († 1837)
• 1780 » William Ellery Channing, American preacher and theologian († 1842)
• 1803 » Flora Tristan, French author and activist († 1844)
• 1803 » James Curtiss, American journalist and politician, 11th Mayor of Chicago († 1859)
• 1811 » Hasan Tahsini, Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher († 1881)
• 1817 » Francesco Selmi, Italian chemist and patriot († 1881)

• 1747 » Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1676)
• 1761 » Thomas Bayes, English minister and mathematician (b. 1701)
• 1766 » Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (b. 1685)
• 1767 » Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and director (b. 1715)
• 1782 » Taksin, Thai king (b. 1734)
• 1789 » Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1725)
• 1789 » Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (b. 1722)
• 1801 » Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer and author (b. 1724)
• 1804 » Toussaint Louverture, Haitian general (b. 1743)
• 1811 » Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)

• 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)
• 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.
• September 23 » American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.
• October 2 » American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
• October 16 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
• November 5 » French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.
• December 14 » Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York

The temperature on April 7, 1780 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.