Historical Events In 1780

Jan 02   Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung in the year 1780.  

Jan 03   Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," first sung on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1780 snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ  

Jan 10   Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history m Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist  

Jan 12   Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist in the year 1780.  

Jan 14   Francois-Joseph Dizi, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1780 continental Congress establishes court of appeals  

Jan 16   In the year 1780 battle at Cape St Vincent Admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet  

Jan 16   In the year 1780 battle at Cape St Vincent: admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet  

Feb 01   On this day in history british Major John Graves Simcoe leads 200 of his Rangers in a foray into New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War  

Feb 02   Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies) on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 14   William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 in the year 1780.  

Feb 15   Carel Asser, Dutch jurist in the year 1780.  

Feb 15   On this day in history william Blackstone, jurist, dies  

Feb 19   In the year 1780 friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied)  

Feb 29   The Omicron Delta Omega fraternity was founded by Benjamin Franklin at James Madison University in the year 1780.  

Mar 01   On this day in history leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-general of Neth Indies (1826-30)  

Mar 01   On this day in history penn becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only)  

Mar 01   Pennsylvania becomes first US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only) in the year 1780.  

Mar 01   Pennsylvania becomes the first American state to abolish slavery in the year 1780.  

Mar 10   On this day in history juan Jose Landaeta, composer  

Mar 17   Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47) on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Sir Benjamin Truman in the year 1780.  

Mar 26   1st British Sunday newspaper appears (Brit Gazette & Sunday Monitor) on this day in history.  

Mar 26   On this day in history the first British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette &Sunday Monitor)  

Mar 27   August L Crelle, German inventor/mathematician (1st Prussian Railway) in the year 1780.  

Apr 07   William Ellery Channing, US, Unitarian clergyman in the year 1780.  

Apr 16   The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded in the year 1780.  

Apr 21   In the year 1780 ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60  

May 01   North American smallpox epidemic in Plains Indians on this day in history.  

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Jan 10   On this day in history birth of m Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist  

Jan 12   Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist was born in the year 1780.  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of francois-Joseph Dizi, composer  

Feb 02   On this day in history birth of johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)  

Feb 09   In the year 1780 birth of walenty Karol Kratzer, composer  

Feb 15   Carel Asser, Dutch jurist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied)  

Feb 19   In the year 1780 birth of richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844)  

Jan 02   In the year 1780 johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66  

Jan 10   In the year 1780 francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82  

Feb 14   On this day in history william Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56  

Feb 15   William Blackstone, jurist, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (b. 1706) died in the year 1780.  

Feb 18   In the year 1780 death of kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)  

Mar 20   Sir Benjamin Truman died in the year 1780.  

Mar 26   Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1713) died on this day in history.