1780
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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s - 1780s - 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s

Years: 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 - 1780 - 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785

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Events

• January 16 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent
• February, Armed Neutrality of the North alliance formed between Denmark, Sweden, and Russia.
• May 12 - American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
• August 16 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden - The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
• October 2 - American Revolutionary War: British spy John Andre is hanged by American forces.
• Britain attacks the United Provinces before it can join the Neutral Alliance, because of its support for the American uprising.
• First Epsom Derby horse race run at Epsom Downs, Surrey, England.
• Emperor Kokaku ascends to the throne of Japan
• November 29 - Maria Theresia of Austria dies and her Habsburg dominions pass to her ambitious son, Joseph II, who has already been Holy Roman Emperor since 1765.

Year in topic

• 1780 in science

Births

• June 1 - Carl von Clausewitz, German strategist
• August 1 - Francis Scott Key,American lawyer and poet, famous as the author of the "Star Spangled Banner"

Deaths

• Thomas Dilworth, British cleric & writer
• November 29 - Maria Theresia, archduchess of Austria, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary.

Monarchs/Presidents

• China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796)
• Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)

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