Page 3: Historical Events In 1780

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

Sep 21   Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point.   

Sep 21   Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andr‚ plans to West Point   

Sep 23   Brit Maj John Andre reveals Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Pt.   

Sep 23   British MAJ John Andre was apprehended as a Spy, near Tarrytown, NY   

Sep 23   John Andre, hanged as a British spy at 29.   

Sep 24   Benedict Arnold escapes to the British after his attempt to betray West Point.   

Sep 25   Benedict Arnold joins the British   

Sep 28   Elie Decazes, France, Bourbon Restoration political figure   

Oct 02   John Andre British major, hanged by Americans (spied with B Arnold), dies at 30.   

Oct 02   John Andre, British major, hanged by Americans (spied with B Arnold).   

Oct 07   British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC   

Oct 07   Patrick Ferguson, English major in SC, dies in battle at 36.   

Oct 10   Great Hurricane of 1780 results in the deaths of 20000 to 30000 in Caribbean.   

Oct 16   Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War   

Oct 20   M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla.   

Nov 03   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer.   

Nov 05   French-American force under Colonel LaBalme is defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle   

Nov 14   Jacobus Houbraken, engraver/illustrator, dies at 81   

Nov 16   Robert Archibald Smith, composer.   

Nov 20   Britain declares war on Holland.   

Nov 22   Conradin Kreutzer, composer.   

Nov 29   Maria Theresia Hapsburg, Queen of Austria, dies at 63.   

Dec 14   Karl Robert von Nesselrode, Germ/Russian minister of Foreign Affairs.   

Dec 20   England declares war on Netherlands.   

Dec 23   Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher   

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Jan 10   M heinrich c lichtenstein: German zoologist   

Jan 12   Wilhelm m l de wette: German exegetist/theologist   

Jan 14   Francois-joseph dizi: Composer   

Feb 02   Johannes van den bosch: Gov-gen (neth east indies)   

Feb 09   Walenty karol kratzer: Composer   

Feb 15   Carel asser: Dutch jurist   

Feb 19   Friedrich h von der hagen: German germanist (nibelungenlied)   

Feb 19   Richard mccarty: American politician   

Jan 02   Johann ludwig krebs: Composer,   

Jan 10   Francesco antonio vallotti: Italian organist/composer,    

Feb 14   William blackstone: English lawyer,   

Feb 15   William blackstone: Jurist,    

Feb 17   Andreas felix von oefele: German historian and librarian (b. 1706)   

Feb 18   Kristijonas donelaitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)   

Mar 20   Sir benjamin truman: Sir benjamin truman   

Mar 26   Charles i: Duke of brunswick-lüneburg (b. 1713)