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Calendar year
1780 (MDCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1780th
1780
Habsburg monarch from 1740 to 1780
Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position
Maria_Theresa
Election in Great Britain
The 1780 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned after the merger
1780_British_general_election
Events from the year 1780 in France. Monarch – Louis XVI 17 April – Battle of Martinique 6 August – Georges Humann, financier and politician (died 1842)
1780_in_France
British military officer (1741–1801)
and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British in 1780. General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and had placed
Benedict_Arnold
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane
weather event is being considered for merging. › The Great Hurricane of 1780 was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere. An estimated
Great_Hurricane_of_1780
American miller, founded Ellicott City
Joseph Ellicott (1732–1780) was one of three Quaker brothers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania Province, who purchased land on the Patapsco River and set
Joseph_Ellicott_(miller)
Events in the year 1780 in India. National income - ₹9,900 million 2nd Mysore War. East India Company Act (British statute) Everyman's Dictionary of Dates;
1780_in_India
Scottish merchant and politician
Archibald Stewart of Mitcham MP (1697–1780) was an 18th-century Scottish merchant and politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh during the Jacobite
Archibald Stewart (Lord Provost)
Archibald_Stewart_(Lord_Provost)
1780 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events It was probably during this year that Harry Sellers reclaimed the vacant English Championship
1780_in_sports
Battle of Shujabad in 1780, Sikh Misls vs Afghans
The Battle of Shujabad took place in February 1780, during the Afghan–Sikh Wars. The Afghans were led by Muzaffar Khan and Timur Shah Durrani, while the
Battle_of_Shujabad_(1780)
The events that occurred in the year 1780 in Russia Monarch – Catherine II Catherine II issues a Declaration of Armed Neutrality, leading to the founding
1780_in_Russia
1780 American naval sloop
she was launched on April 10, 1780. Commanded by Captain John Young, Saratoga departed Philadelphia on August 13, 1780 escorting the packet, Mercury,
USS_Saratoga_(1780)
Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
process, the tower was delayed after two buildings at 225 West 57th Street and 1780 Broadway were considered for New York City landmark status. Despite uncertainty
Central_Park_Tower
Snow of the Royal Navy
snow of the Royal Navy that sank in a storm in Lake Ontario on 31 October 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. At 80 feet (24 m) in length, she was
HMS_Ontario_(1780)
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1780 to Wales and its people. Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet
1780_in_Wales
1780 Pennsylvania General Assembly act
of Slavery, passed by the Fifth Pennsylvania General Assembly on 1 March 1780, prescribed an end for slavery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the
An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
An_Act_for_the_Gradual_Abolition_of_Slavery
First annual running of the Derby horse race on 4 May 1780 on Epsom Downs, Surrey
The 1780 Epsom Derby was the inaugural running of The Derby – the horse race which would become the "greatest turf event in the world" and after which
1780_Epsom_Derby
The 1780 Atlantic hurricane season was an extraordinarily deadly and devastating Atlantic hurricane season, which became the deadliest Atlantic hurricane
1780 Atlantic hurricane season
1780_Atlantic_hurricane_season
New Testament manuscript
Minuscule 1780 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) δ 412 (von Soden), is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, written on 198 parchment leaves
Minuscule_1780
1790 naval battle
The action of 10 August 1780 was a minor naval engagement that took place off Brest during the American Revolutionary War between a Royal Navy frigate
Action_of_10_August_1780
Battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
the Battle of Polilore or Battle of Perambakam, took place on 10 September 1780 at Pollilur near Conjeevaram, the city of Kanchipuram in present-day Tamil
Battle_of_Pollilur_(1780)
1780 darkness in New England and Canada
New England's Dark Day occurred on May 19, 1780, when an unusual darkening of the daytime sky was observed over the New England states and parts of eastern
New_England's_Dark_Day
Nathaniel Willis (1780–1870) was an editor and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the 19th century. He established the Eastern Argus and the Boston
Nathaniel_Willis_(1780–1870)
Polish noble (1780–1850)
Count Antoni Norbert Potocki hr. Pilawa (1780–1850) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). He was the son of Józef Makary Potocki and Princess Ludwika Lubomirska
Antoni_Potocki_(1780–1850)
American politician
George Wells (died February 16, 1780) was acting Governor of Georgia for a short spell in February 1780, before being killed in a duel with James Jackson
George Wells (Georgia politician)
George_Wells_(Georgia_politician)
1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War on June 23, 1780, in Union County, New Jersey. After the Battle of Connecticut Farms, on June 7, 1780, had foiled Lieutenant General
Battle_of_Springfield
Cutter of the Royal Navy
in June 1780. She served in the Channel and around Ireland before the Admiralty sold her in 1799. The Admiralty bought Sprightly in June 1780, and then
HMS_Sultana_(1780)
Gruzinskaya Dadianova (Russian: Ана Грузинская Дадианова; 1723 – 19 March 1780), was a Russian aristocrat of Georgian royal origin and wife of Prince Pyotr
Ana_Gruzinskaya_Dadianova
Welsh antiquarian
David Jones (fl. 1750–1780) was a Welsh poet and antiquary. Jones, otherwise known as Dafydd Sion Dafydd and Dewi Fardd, was presented by the poet Lewis
David Jones (antiquary, fl. 1750–1780)
David_Jones_(antiquary,_fl._1750–1780)
ship launches in 1780 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1780. "French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Terrible' (1780)". Threedecks
List_of_ship_launches_in_1780
An earthquake affected the island of Java, Indonesia on 22 January 1780. The source and magnitude of the earthquake remains debated among seismologists
1780_Java_earthquake
Events from the year 1780 in art. 1 May – The Royal Academy Exhibition of 1780 opens in London, the first to be held at the Academy's new headquarters
1780_in_art
American politician
Thomas Claiborne (May 17, 1780 – January 7, 1856) was an American Democratic-Republican politician and son of Virginia Congressman Thomas B. Claiborne
Thomas_Claiborne_(1780–1856)
Book by Raymond Williams
Culture and Society, 1780-1950 is a book published in 1958 by Welsh progressive writer Raymond Williams, exploring how the notion of culture developed
Culture_and_Society
builder of pipe organs. It was founded in Cannstatt, a suburb of Stuttgart in 1780 by Johann Eberhard Walcker [de]. His son Eberhard Friedrich Walcker moved
Walcker_Orgelbau
from 1780 to 1781. Wigglesworth graduated from Harvard College in 1749. He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780). Edward
Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794)
Edward_Wigglesworth_(1732–1794)
Three-decker East Indiaman
set out on her second voyage when a Spanish fleet captured her on 9 August 1780, together with almost the entire convoy of which she was a member. The Spanish
Royal_George_(1777_ship)
Events from the year 1780 in the United States. President of the Second Continental Congress: Samuel Huntington January 16 – American Revolutionary War:
1780_in_the_United_States
English painter
James Cranke (/kræŋk/; June 23, 1707 – October 28, 1780) was an English painter. Born at Little Urswick, near Barrow-in-Furness, he lived there for most
James_Cranke
Eoan asteroid
1780 Kippes, provisional designation A906 RA, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 28 kilometers in diameter
1780_Kippes
Frigate of the Royal Navy
frigate. The first of four Minerva-class frigates, she was launched on 3 June 1780, and commissioned soon thereafter. In 1798, she was renamed Pallas and employed
HMS_Minerva_(1780)
American politician (1780–1848)
Isaac Wilson (June 25, 1780 Middlebury, then Vermont Republic, now Addison County, Vermont – October 25, 1848 Batavia, Kane County, Illinois) was an American
Isaac Wilson (American politician)
Isaac_Wilson_(American_politician)
Statistics (Series Z 1-19: Estimated Population of American Colonies: 1610 to 1780)" (PDF). Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States
List of colonial and pre-Federal U.S. historical population
List_of_colonial_and_pre-Federal_U.S._historical_population
The Constitutional Convention of 1779–1780 was the second constitutional convention held in Massachusetts to draft a new state constitution following the
Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1779–1780
Massachusetts_Constitutional_Convention_of_1779–1780
Frigate of the Royal Navy
Daedalus was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in 1780 from the yards of John Fisher, of Liverpool. She went on to serve in the
HMS_Daedalus_(1780)
Military conflict between France and Great Britain from 1778 to 1783
December 1780. Admiral Rodney spent the years of 1780 and 1781 in the Caribbean to plundering and sacking the Dutch Caribbean islands. By December 1780, the
Anglo-French_War_(1778–1783)
set out on her third voyage when a Spanish fleet captured her on 9 August 1780, together with almost the entire convoy of which she was a member. The Spanish
Hillsborough_(1774_ship)
Events from the year 1780 in Sweden Monarch – Gustav III 8 June – Henrik af Trolle is appointed general admiral and chief of the Swedish naval fleet. August
1780_in_Sweden
Events from the year 1780 in Ireland. Monarch: George III August – passenger boat service begins on Grand Canal between Dublin and Sallins. Sacramental
1780_in_Ireland
1765–1925 unit of Russia in present day Ukraine
Sloboda Ukraine. From 1765 to 1780 and from 1796 to 1835 the governorate was called Sloboda Ukraine Governorate. In 1780–1796 there existed the Kharkov
Kharkov_Governorate
Events from the year 1780 in Denmark. Monarch – Christian VII Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg August - Denmark-Norway joins the First League of Armed
1780_in_Denmark
Events from the year 1780 in Great Britain. Monarch – George III Prime Minister – Frederick North, Lord North (Tory) 16 January – American Revolutionary
1780_in_Great_Britain
Alceste was a Magicienne-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1780, that the British seized at the Siege of Toulon. They transferred her to the
French_frigate_Alceste_(1780)
Portuguese composer
Abade António da Costa (1714–1780?) was a Portuguese composer who, born in the Porto region, left the country around 1749 for Rome, from where he moved
Abade_António_da_Costa
A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on June 2, 1780. The incumbent governor of Virginia Thomas Jefferson was re-elected. The Senate and the House
1780 Virginia gubernatorial election
1780_Virginia_gubernatorial_election
Irish abolitionist in the USA
Ann Bamford (c.1780–1863) was a prominent abolitionist in New Hampshire in the mid-1800s. Ann Bamford was an Irish immigrant who emigrated to Canada before
Ann_Bamford
This is a list of events in 1780 in Delaware. Governor: Caesar Rodney October 20 – The 5th Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 4th. January
1780_in_Delaware
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Prince William was confirmed on 3 April 1780 and she was fitted and coppered at Portsmouth between April and August 1780. She was commissioned under her first
HMS_Prince_William_(1780)
British Army officer (1744–1780)
Ferguson (1744 – 7 October 1780) was a British Army officer who designed the Ferguson rifle. He is best known for his service in the 1780 military campaign of
Patrick_Ferguson
Greek theologian
Konstantinos Oikonomos (born 1780) was a Greek theologian. Konstantinos Oikonomos was born in 1780 in Thessaly, Greece. Oikonomos fled Constantinople
Konstantinos_Oikonomos
British Army officer (1750–1780)
Major John André (May 2, 1750 – October 2, 1780) was a British Army officer who served as the head of Britain's intelligence operations during the American
John_André
Expedition in the American War of Independence
The San Juan Expedition took place between March and November 1780 during the American War of Independence when a British force under the command of John
San_Juan_Expedition_(1780)
American political poet (1758–1838)
escape. Hannah Lawrence married Jacob Schieffelin (1757–1835), on August 13, 1780. The couple married secretly in Manhattan, six weeks after they met. A few
Hannah_Lawrence_Schieffelin
Events from the year 1780 in Canada. Monarch: George III Governor of the Province of Quebec: Frederick Haldimand Governor of Nova Scotia: Lord William
1780_in_Canada
Italian composer and conductor
Giovanni Battista Bianchi (fl. 1780 – c. 1782) was an Italian composer and conductor of the Classical period. Nothing is known about his birth or early
Giovanni Battista Bianchi (composer, flourished 1780–1782)
Giovanni_Battista_Bianchi_(composer,_flourished_1780–1782)
Irish poet
Olivia Elder (21 January 1735 - 1780) was an Irish poet. Olivia Elder was born on 21 January in probably 1735, or maybe 1739. She was the daughter of the
Olivia_Elder
Frigate of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Amazon class built in Chatham in 1780 which blew up on 22 September 1796. On 6 September 1781, a small squadron
HMS_Amphion_(1780)
Bhangi governor of Multan (1772–1780)
Sikh sardar and warlord who was the governor of Multan between 1772 and 1780 on the behalf of his half-brother Jhanda Singh. Diwan Singh was a son of
Diwan_Singh_Chachowalia
Khan of Zanjan from 1747 to 1780
Zulfiqar Khan Afshar was the first khan of the Zanjan Khanate from 1747 to 1780. Anvar Changhiz Oglu, Aydın Avşar, Avşarlar, Bakı, "Şuşa", 2008,
Zulfaqar_Khan_Afshar
British merchantman and whaler 1780–1801
another name. She was taken in prize and appears under British ownership in 1780. After a short career as a privateer, she made a voyage between 1781 and
Tartar_(1780_ship)
Frigate of the Royal Navy
Active-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 2 June 1780 at Bursledon, Hampshire by George Parsons. Fox was sent to the Caribbean
HMS_Fox_(1780)
18th-century oil painting
depicted Olaudah Equiano and to have been painted by Joshua Reynolds c. 1780 with the title Portrait of a Negro Man. Historian Stephen Davidson claimed
Portrait of a Man in a Red Suit
Portrait_of_a_Man_in_a_Red_Suit
The 1780 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1780, in order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Independent governor
1780 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
1780_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election
mistress Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc. It became extinct de facto in 1780 at the death of Louise's great-nephew Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, the
Duchy_of_La_Vallière
Queen Regent of Swaziland (born before 1780 - died after 1815
Lomvula Mndzebele (before 1780 – after 1815), also known as laKubekha, was the Queen Mother (Ndlovukati) of Swaziland in 1780–1815 and the Queen Regent
Lomvula_Mndzebele
The year 1780 in architecture involved some significant events. April 17 – Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in France, designed by Victor Louis is inaugurated
1780_in_architecture
Judaism #18
provisional government. The Province of Massachusetts Bay was dissolved in 1780 when the Constitution of Massachusetts was adopted. All judges appointed
List of justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
List_of_justices_of_the_Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court
British politician
only three speeches in that Parliament. He was re-elected for Bedford in 1780. He was described as "a very independent Member" with "a small mixture of
Sir_William_Wake,_8th_Baronet
Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer
David Dickson (1780 – 28 July 1842) was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer. He was born in 1780 at Libberton, Lanarkshire, the parish where his
David_Dickson_the_Younger
Decade
1780s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1789 BC to December 31, 1780 BC. c. 1780 BC - The last known population of woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island
1780s_BC
Naval battle of the American Revolutionary War
The action of 9 August 1780 was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War and a part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783) in which a Spanish
Action_of_9_August_1780
Event in London in 1780
Riots in London in 1780 involved several days of unrest and violence motivated by anti-Catholic sentiment. They began on 2 June 1780 with a large and orderly
Gordon_Riots
London police force founded in 1749
horseback, and remained chief magistrate of Westminster until his death in 1780. As soon as he was appointed, John Fielding examined the activity of the
Bow_Street_Runners
American fur trader
John Tanner (c. 1780 – c. 1846), known also by his Ojibwe name Shaw-shaw-wa-ne-ba-se ("The Falcon", Zhaashaawanibiisi in modern spelling), was captured
John_Tanner_(captive)
Naval battle of the American Revolution
The action of 7 June 1780 took place during the American War of Independence between the frigates Hermione and HMS Iris. The ships exchanged fire for one
Action_of_7_June_1780
Painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg
painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg, from 1780. It is often known as Warley Camp: The Review to distinguish it from its
Warley_Camp_(painting)
Military unit
101st Regiment of Foot (1780–1785) was a short-lived infantry regiment in the British Army which was raised in Ireland in 1780 as an infantry corps for
101st_Regiment_of_Foot_(1780)
Leader of an uprising in Peru
exemption were ignored in Tinta, Cuzco, and Lima. Consequently, on 4 November, 1780, after executing the corregidor Antonio de Arriaga , accused of repeated
Túpac_Amaru_II
American painter (1780–1839)
John Wesley Jarvis (1780 or 1781 – January 14, 1839) was an American painter. Jarvis was the great, great nephew of Methodist leader John Wesley, and was
John_Wesley_Jarvis
The 1780 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1780. It resulted in the re-election of Thomas Chittenden to a one-year term
1780 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election
1780_Vermont_Republic_gubernatorial_election
1780 treaty between Spain and Morocco
The Treaty of Aranjuez was signed on December 25, 1780, between Spain and Morocco. Based on the terms of the treaty, Morocco recognized Spanish rule over
Treaty_of_Aranjuez_(1780)
Empire (1774), grandee of Spain of first class (1780), knight of the Holy Spirit, lieutenant general (1780). Born in Besançon on 20 April 1732, he belonged
Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey
Alexandre_Marie_Léonor_de_Saint-Mauris_de_Montbarrey
Marsiya poet of Urdu language
Chhannu Lal Dilgeer, a marsiya poet of Urdu, was born about 1780 at Lucknow, then under Oudh, in the current Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and died in
Chhannu_Lal_Dilgeer
French East India Company, and almost certainly under another name. From 1780 to 1786 she was a British vessel that was a transport and traded generally
Ranger_(1780_ship)
Military unit
98th Regiment of Foot (1780–1785) was a short-lived infantry regiment in the British Army which was raised in England in 1780 as a infantry corps for
98th_Regiment_of_Foot_(1780)
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Louisiana from 1778 to 1780
June 28, 1780) was a Spanish Army officer who served as the third lieutenant governor of Upper Louisiana from 1778 until his death in 1780. He successfully
Fernando_de_Leyba
Events in the year 1780 in Iceland. Monarch: Christian VII Governor of Iceland: Lauritz Andreas Thodal The mysterious disappearance of The Reynistadur
1780_in_Iceland
American politician
He served briefly as the governor of Georgia in 1780, as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1780 and 1781, and as chief justice of Georgia in 1782
Richard_Howly
British general during the American War of Independence (1754–1833)
and light infantry, Tarleton went to South Carolina at the beginning of 1780. There, the capture of Charleston was the first step in regaining control
Banastre_Tarleton
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Channon.The earliest American Channing was John, who came from Dorset, England, in 1711 with his wife. Their son John became a prosperous merchant of Newport, RI, and their grandson William Ellery was born there in 1780. William Ellery Channing (1780–1842) was a Unitarian clergyman who founded the Massachusetts Peace Society, a precursor of the modern anti-war movement.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Will.George Willis is recorded in Boston, MA, in the 1630s. Nathianel Willis, born in Boston in 1780, and his son Nathaniel Parker Willis, born in Portland, ME, in 1806, were both prominent journalists.
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Boy/Male
Scottish
Dark-skinned stranger.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Indra
Girl/Female
Tamil
Collection of lamps
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Hazelnut; Variant of Medieval Given Names Avis and Aveline
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from Canwell in Staffordshire, named with either Old English canne ‘can’, ‘cup’ or the Old English personal name Cana + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’. The surname is common in Ireland as well as England.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu
Dew Flower
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful Portrait; Abstract Picture
Male
Egyptian
, son of Khons.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The time of the Lord.
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A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.