Family tree De Backer - Evers » Anna van Grunderbeeck (1780-????)

Birthday March 3, 1780

• The temperature on March 3, 1780 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1756 » William Godwin, English journalist and author († 1836)
• 1778 » Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz († 1841)
• 1793 » William Macready, English actor and manager († 1873)
• 1800 » Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist († 1862)
• 1803 » Thomas Field Gibson, English manufacturer who aided the welfare of the Spitalfields silk weavers († 1889)
• 1805 » Jonas Furrer, Swiss politician († 1861)