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• Antje Hylkes Hylkema, Marrum († 1856)
• Baukje Jochums Algra (Algera), Britsum
• Cornelius PALMANS, Berendrecht (Belgie)
• Cornelius Pallemans (Palemans), Berendrecht (Antw) België († 1782)
• Donatus Ignatus Witters, 3582 Koersel-Beringen, Limburg, BE († 1838)
• Cornelius Pallemans, Berendrecht (Belgium) († 1782)
• Antje Hylkes Hylkema, Marrum
• Antoinette Risseeuw, Sluis, Oostburg, ZLD, Nederland († 1780)
• Albertine Augustine Joseph Le Leu, Herlies, 59134, Nord, FRANCE († 1780)
• Baukje Jochums Algera, Britsum († 1856)

• Catharina van der Maat (1), Aarlanderveen
• aleidis (antonetta) de waghter (wachter), sevenum (in de heesch)
• Absalon Hoekert, Epe
• adriaan hoeckmans (66), breda, brabant
• J de la Rive, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Gerrit Peterse de Bruijn, Amersfoort
• Anna Catharina GILLIS (52), Maldegem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Jean Baptiste Horemans, Zoerle-Parwijs, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Barbara Th. Van Lantschoot (1)
• Jan SCHMEETZ (34), Holtum,Gemeente Sittard-Geleen,LIMBURG,NEDERLAND

• 1702 » Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor of India († 1748)
• 1726 » James Bowdoin, American banker and politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts († 1790)
• 1742 » Nathanael Greene, American general († 1786)
• 1751 » Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange († 1820)
• 1779 » Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic († 1859)
• 1844 » Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and author († 1911)
• 1860 » Alan Leo, English astrologer and author († 1917)
• 1862 » Henri Le Sidaner, French painter († 1939)
• 1862 » Victoria of Baden († 1931)
• 1867 » Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and illustrator († 1956)

• 1661 » Jin Shengtan, Chinese journalist and critic (b. 1608)
• 1787 » Francis Blackburne, English Anglican churchman and activist (b. 1705)
• 1817 » Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (b. 1739)
• 1834 » Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor, invented the Jacquard loom (b. 1752)
• 1848 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (b. 1779)
• 1855 » Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 19th President of Mexico (b. 1802)
• 1864 » Li Xiucheng, Chinese field marshal (b. 1823)
• 1893 » Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer and academic (b. 1854)
• 1899 » Jacob Maris, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1837)
• 1900 » Wilhelm Liebknecht, German lawyer and politician (b. 1826)

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 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.
• June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
• October 2 » American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
• October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
• 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 August 7, 1780 was about 24.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: omtrent helder.