Births on December 13

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

Born on December 13, 1780

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp (d. 1849)

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (13 December 1780 – 24 March 1849) was a German chemist who is best known for work that foreshadowed the periodic law for the chemical elements, and for inventing the first lighter, which was known as the Döbereiner's lamp. He became a professor of chemistry and pharmacy at the University of Jena.

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Events on 1780

16 Jan

Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
17 Mar

Saint Patrick's Day
American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
21 Sep

Benedict Arnold
American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
23 Sep

Benedict Arnold
American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.
24 Sep

West Point
Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold's plot to surrender West Point.

Births on December 13

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

Born on December 13, 1780

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Events on 1780

Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)

Saint Patrick's Day

Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold

West Point