Family tree Baeyens » Anna Catharina VOS (1780-????)

Birthday November 6, 1780

• The temperature on November 6, 1780 was about 2.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
• 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)
• In the year 1780: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
  • August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
  • October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
  • October 16 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
  • November 5 » French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1814 » Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone († 1894)
• 1841 » Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician († 1915)
• 1851 » Charles Dow, American journalist and economist († 1902)
• 1854 » John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader († 1932)
• 1861 » James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball († 1939)
• 1880 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company († 1967)