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• Anna Maria van Gennep, Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arien,Jelissen Hemert van,, Haaften († 1857)
• .Frederik Broeksma, haskerland († 1866)
• Cornelia (Neeltje) van Hensbergen (Hijnsbergen), Spaarnwoude, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1847)
• Joseph - Josse Tack, Aelst
• Adrianus de Bruijn († 1794)
• Anna Provoost, Waardamme
• Arien Jilisse van Hemert, Haaften gem. Neerijnen († 1857)
• egbert bennen (ben), diever, drenthe, nederland († 1855)
• Cornelius Adrianus Vermeij, Oudewater, Utrecht, Nederland

• Johan George Pfefferkorn (45), Soemenep
• Eeuke WIJTSES (62), Groningen
• Helena Loeken (35), Steenbergen
• Maaike Corstiaansd VLASBLOM (70), Pernis (Smallandt)
• Helena Lüßing, Aschendorf
• Joannes Jacobus Boeva (46), Bredene
• Catherine Petit (54), Les Chères
• Jean Favreau, Velluire, 85770, France
• Arthur McFarland **** (60), Providence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
• Barbara Zukempe, Dikkele

• 1754 » Antoine Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher and academic († 1836)
• 1757 » Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian politician and diplomat († 1811)
• 1762 » Jakob Haibel, Austrian tenor and composer († 1826)
• 1774 » Auguste de Marmont, French general († 1852)
• 1789 » Mahmud II, Ottoman sultan († 1839)
• 1804 » Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist († 1892)
• 1822 » Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist († 1884)
• 1838 » Augustin Daly, American playwright and manager († 1899)
• 1838 » Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet, English civil servant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster († 1928)
• 1838 » William Paine Lord, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Oregon († 1911)

• 1704 » Peregrine White, English-American farmer and soldier (b. 1620)
• 1752 » Johann Christoph Pepusch, German-English composer and theorist (b. 1667)
• 1816 » Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (b. 1743)
• 1866 » Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1826)
• 1897 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (b. 1820)
• 1901 » William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
• 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
• 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
• 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
• 1910 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)

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.
• August 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
• September 21 » American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
• 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 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 July 20, 1780 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.