1780 in Delaware
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Incumbents
Events
- October 20 â The 5th Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 4th.
Births
- January 15 â Cornelius P. Comegys, farmer and politician, 31st governor (d. 1851)
- August 7 â Benjamin Ferris, watchmaker and historian (d. 1867)
- October 17 â Thomas Beale Dorsey, farmer, lawyer, politician and judge (d. 1855)[1]
- December 24 â Willard Hall, attorney and politician (d. 1875)[2][3]
Undated
- William Bayard Shields, judge, lawyer and politician (d. 1823)[4]
Deaths
- August 19 â Johann de Kalb, Franconian-born French military officer (b. 1721)[citation needed]
Undated
- Hugh Montgomery, sea captain (b. unknown)[5][6]