About the day » Monday May 1, 1780Calender converter

• Auguste van Pruisen († 1841)
• Anna Maria Margaretha Schuermann, Recke, D († 1851)
• Andrew Smith, Wilkes, Georgia, United States († 1858)
• Adrianus PROOST, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NEDERLAND
• Adriaan Jochems, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1823)
• Adrianus Andreas Schopmeijer, 's hertogenbosch († 1864)
• Auguste Christine Friederike van Pruisen, Potsdam († 1841)
• Anna Maria SIMONS, Meer, Hoogstraten, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1781)
• Berendina Meerdink Veldboom, Winterswijk
• NN, Haaften (Gld.) († 1851)

• Anna Meyer (102), 27419 Marschhorst (Klein Meckelsen), DE
• Hilleken Hendryks Oortwijn, Steenderen
• Jacob Visee (Vise) (81), Leersum
• Elisabeth VALENCE (52), Gigney
• Andreas Spannagel (7), Rauenberg, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, BW, Germany
• Gevart Gevardus MENNEN (76), Deurne,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cecile SAVELS (0), Heist-Aan-Zee,West Vlaanderen,BELGIE
• Jan Pieterse Kooijman (70), IJsselmonde
• Auckje Willems (57), Workum
• Helena Ariens Koppert (2), Hodenpijl

• 1735 » Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist († 1819)
• 1751 » Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright († 1820)
• 1764 » Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English-American architect, designed the United States Capitol († 1820)
• 1769 » Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1852)
• 1783 » Phoebe Hinsdale Brown, American hymnwriter († 1861)
• 1803 » James Clarence Mangan, Irish poet and author († 1849)
• 1821 » Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia († 1897)
• 1824 » Alexander William Williamson, English chemist and academic († 1904)
• 1825 » George Inness, American painter and educator († 1894)
• 1825 » Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician and physicist († 1898)

• 1668 » Frans Luycx, Flemish painter (b. 1604)
• 1730 » François de Troy, French painter and engraver (b. 1645)
• 1731 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (b. 1677)
• 1738 » Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1669)
• 1772 » Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1719)
• 1813 » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (b. 1768)
• 1838 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
• 1856 » John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (b. 1774)
• 1873 » David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
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.
• 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.
• 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.
• October 2 » American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
• November 5 » French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.
• 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 May 1, 1780 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.