About the day » Wednesday May 10, 1780Calender converter

• Douwe Pieters van der Schaaf, Welsrijp († 1842)
• Christoffer THOLIN, Lyckorna, Bjurback, Sweden
• Albert Pieters (Hindriks) de Raad, Stedum, Groningen, Nederland († 1818)
• Elisabeth Bourgogne, Oostzaandam (Zaanstad), Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1819)
• Adriaan Elbert Willem Jan baron de Hochepied, ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands († 1817)
• Aaltje de Haas, Amsterdam,Hervormde-kerk († 1842)
• Amelberga Petronella D'Hanis, STEKENE († 1782)
• Bastiaan in 't VELT, Dubbeldam
• Alardus Franciscus Josephus DEHEUSCH, Wijer, 71060, Limburg, Belgique († 1826)
• Donald William Chisholm~, HIGHLAND VILLAGE, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA († 1852)

• Hendrik den Os (0), Leiden,Leiden,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Christine Francoise TAQUET (49), Hinges,62454,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
• Aleyda Lindeman (71), Schutterop (Schuttorf-Dld)
• Georg Dörr (56), Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Jannetje de Best (1), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• (o) Schmidt (0), Winterberg, Kreis Brilon
• Gerrit Pietersz Broere, Breukelen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Cornelis Cornelisz Posse Of De Zeeuw (75), Egmond aan Zee
• Cornelis Cornelisz Posse, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
• Jean TOUSSAINT (80), OCHAMPS, Luxembourg, Belgique

• 1727 » Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician († 1781)
• 1755 » Robert Gray, American captain and explorer († 1806)
• 1760 » Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer († 1836)
• 1760 » Johann Peter Hebel, German author and poet († 1826)
• 1770 » Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1823)
• 1788 » Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer († 1827)
• 1812 » William Henry Barlow, English engineer († 1902)
• 1813 » Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General († 1883)
• 1838 » John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln († 1865)
• 1841 » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher and broadcaster († 1918)

• 1717 » John Hathorne, American merchant and politician (b. 1641)
• 1726 » Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (b. 1670)
• 1774 » Louis XV of France (b. 1710)
• 1787 » William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715)
• 1794 » Élisabeth of France, French princess and youngest sibling of Louis XVI (b.1764)
• 1798 » George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer (b. 1757)
• 1807 » Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (b. 1725)
• 1818 » Paul Revere, American engraver and soldier (b. 1735)
• 1829 » Thomas Young, English physician and linguist (b. 1773)
• 1849 » Hokusai, Japanese painter and illustrator (b. 1760)

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)
• May 12 » American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
• May 13 » The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U.S. state of Tennessee, providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice.
• 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.
• September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf Massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
• October 7 » American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.

The temperature on May 10, 1780 was about 15.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.