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What Happened in December 1780

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Historical Events

  • Dec 20 Britain declares war on Holland

Famous Birthdays

  • Dec 14 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German-Russian diplomat, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1862)
  • Dec 23 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher and editor (Bibliothèque latine-française) (d. 1844)
  • Dec 26 Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872)
Born in 1780

Famous Weddings

Alexander Hamilton

Dec 14 US founding father Alexander Hamilton (25) weds Elizabeth Schuyler (23) at Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York

Alexander Hamilton

Famous Deaths

  • Dec 14 Ignatius Sancho, African-born British writer, shopkeeper and composer (1st person of African descent to vote in a British general election), dies (b. c. 1729) [1]
  • Dec 26 John Fothergill, English physician, dies at 68

Famous Living People by Age

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