Page 3: Historical Events In 1780

Aug 29   Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter (Valpincon Bather) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Reynier de Klerk, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1777-1800), dies at 69 in the year 1780.   

Sep 21   On this day in history benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point   

Sep 21   Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point in the year 1780.   

Sep 23   Brit Maj John Andre reveals Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Pt on this day in history.   

Sep 23   On this day in history british MAJ John Andre was apprehended as a Spy, near Tarrytown, NY   

Sep 23   John Andre, hanged as a British spy at 29 in the year 1780.   

Sep 24   Benedict Arnold escapes to the British after his attempt to betray West Point on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Benedict Arnold joins the British on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Elie Decazes, France, Bourbon Restoration political figure on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history john Andre British major, hanged by Americans (spied with B Arnold), dies at 30   

Oct 02   On this day in history john Andre, British major, hanged by Americans (spied with B Arnold)   

Oct 07   British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC on this day in history.   

Oct 07   On this day in history patrick Ferguson, English major in SC, dies in battle at 36   

Oct 10   Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean on this day in history.   

Oct 16   On this day in history royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War.   

Oct 20   In the year 1780 m Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla   

Nov 03   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history french-American force under Colonel LaBalme is defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.   

Nov 14   On this day in history jacobus Houbraken, engraver/illustrator, dies at 81   

Nov 16   On this day in history robert Archibald Smith, composer   

Nov 20   On this day in history britain declares war on Holland   

Nov 22   In the year 1780 conradin Kreutzer, composer   

Nov 29   Maria Theresia Hapsburg, Queen of Austria, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   In the year 1780 karl Robert von Nesselrode, Germ/Russian minister of Foreign Affairs   

Dec 20   England declares war on Netherlands in the year 1780.   

Dec 23   Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher on this day in history.   

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Jan 10   On this day in history birth of m Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist   

Jan 12   Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1780 birth of francois-Joseph Dizi, composer   

Feb 02   On this day in history birth of johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)   

Feb 09   In the year 1780 birth of walenty Karol Kratzer, composer   

Feb 15   Carel Asser, Dutch jurist was born on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied)   

Feb 19   Richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844) was born in the year 1780.   

Jan 02   Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 in the year 1780.   

Feb 14   William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   William Blackstone, jurist, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706) died in the year 1780.   

Feb 18   Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714) died on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Sir Benjamin Truman died in the year 1780.   

Mar 26   Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1713) died in the year 1780.