About the day » Sunday May 28, 1780Calender converter
May 27, 1780Died on Sunday May 28, 1780
- Christiana Concordia Schubert (72), Scheibenberg, Sachsen, Deutschland
- Froukje Wybes Smids (1), Kootstertille, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Jeltje Jurjens (41), Warkum
- Antje Michiels, Bergum
- Anne Marie BELLINCK (33), Renaix-St-Pierre,9600,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Henricus Wilhelmus Eickholt (62), Nütterden, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Henderik GEERTS (4), Gasselte, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adalbert Georg August von Boyneburg-Lengsfeld (68)
- Aukje Martens
- Antje Michels, Bergum, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
Born on May 28
- 1738 » Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician († 1814)
- 1759 » William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1806)
- 1763 » Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist († 1811)
- 1764 » Edward Livingston, American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State († 1836)
- 1779 » Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer († 1852)
- 1807 » Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist († 1873)
- 1818 » P. G. T. Beauregard, American general († 1893)
- 1836 » Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic († 1918)
- 1836 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor († 1916)
- 1837 » George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral († 1921)
Died on May 28
- 1747 » Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (b. 1715)
- 1750 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
- 1787 » Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)
- 1805 » Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
- 1808 » Richard Hurd, English bishop (b. 1720)
- 1811 » Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1742)
- 1831 » William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish-English admiral (b. 1756)
- 1843 » Noah Webster, American lexicographer (b. 1758)
- 1849 » Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1820)
- 1864 » Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian and politician (b. 1808)
Names that were popular for boys in 1780
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1780
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Antje
- Neeltje
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)
- 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.
- June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
- August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
- September 21 » American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
- October 7 » American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
The weather on Sunday May 28, 1780
The temperature on May 28, 1780 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI