June 23rd, 1780

Born on June 23rd, 1780

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 23rd, 1780?

June 23rd, 1780

American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution

What else happened on June 23rd?

June 23rd, 2016

Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.

June 23rd, 2014

Under the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 2118, the last of Syria's declared chemical weapons were shipped out for destruction.

June 23rd, 1992

Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.

June 23rd, 1991

The first instalment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America.

June 23rd, 1985

A bomb attributed to the Sikh separatist group Babbar Khalsa destroyed Air India Flight 182 above the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 329 on board.

June 23rd, 1982

Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

June 23rd, 1973

The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.

June 23rd, 1972

President Richard Nixon signed Title IX (co-author Patsy Mink pictured) into law as part of the Education Amendments, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving U.S. federal funds.

June 23rd, 1956

In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death in 1970.

June 23rd, 1944

The Holocaust: After a closely supervised visit to Theresienstadt Ghetto in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Red Cross official Maurice Rossel reported that conditions there were "almost normal".

June 23rd, 1926

The College Board administered the first SAT, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.

June 23rd, 1894

Led by French historian Pierre de Coubertin (pictured), an international congress at the Sorbonne in Paris formed the International Olympic Committee to revive the ancient Olympic Games.

June 23rd, 1887

The Parliament of Canada passed the Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating Banff National Park (pictured) in Alberta as the country's first national park.

June 23rd, 1865

Stand Watie became the last Confederate general of the American Civil War to surrender to Union forces.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 23rd

Same year
Born in 1780

63

Johannes van den Bosch

Dutch general and statesman (1780–1844)

*February 2nd, 1780, Herwijnen †January 28th, 1844, The Hague

86

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780–1867)

*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris

58

Ranjit Singh

First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839))

*November 13th, 1780, Gujranwala †June 27th, 1839, Lahore Fort

51

Carl von Clausewitz

German-Prussian general and military theorist

*June 1st, 1780, Burg †November 16th, 1831, Wrocław

70

Richard Mentor Johnson

Vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*October 17th, 1780, Louisville †November 19th, 1850, Frankfort

64

Heinrich Friedrich Thomas Schmidt

*January 17th, 1780, Berlin †November 30th, 1844

44

Pauline Bonaparte

French princess

*October 20th, 1780, Ajaccio †June 9th, 1825, Florence

68

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

German chemist

*December 13th, 1780, Hof †March 24th, 1849, Jena

65

Bernardino Rivadavia

First President of Argentina (1780-1845)

*May 20th, 1780, Buenos Aires †September 2nd, 1845, Cádiz

63

Charles Nodier

French author (1780–1844)

*April 29th, 1780, Besançon †January 27th, 1844, Paris

81

Karl Nesselrode

Russian diplomat (1780-1862)

*December 14th, 1780, Lisbon †March 23rd, 1862, Saint Petersburg

77

Hinrich Lichtenstein

German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist (1780-1857)

*January 10th, 1780, Hamburg †September 3rd, 1857, Kiel

69

Angelica Catalani

Italian opera singer

*May 10th, 1780, Senigallia †June 13th, 1849, Paris

56

Hippolyte Bouchard

French navy officer

*January 15th, 1780, Bormes-les-Mimosas †January 4th, 1837, Palpa

67

Nicolai Wergeland

Father of the Constitution of Norway (1780-1848)

*November 9th, 1780, Hosanger †March 25th, 1848, Eidsvoll

35

Carlos de Montúfar

Spanish nobleman

*November 2nd, 1780, Quito †July 31st, 1816, Buga

75

August Leopold Crelle

German mathematician

*March 17th, 1780, Wriezen †October 6th, 1855, Berlin

83

Bartolomé Salom

General

*August 24th, 1780, Puerto Cabello †October 30th, 1863, Puerto Cabello

67

Thomas Chalmers

Scottish mathematician and leader of the Free Church of Scotlandl (1780-1847)

*March 17th, 1780, Anstruther †May 31st, 1847, Edinburgh

74

Goswin de Stassart

Belgian politician (1780-1854)

*September 2nd, 1780, Mechelen †October 10th, 1854, City of Brussels

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations [although this is not the real summer solstice; see June 20] , Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations) which are celebrated on June 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1780 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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