Historical Events In 1780

Jan 02   Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1780.  

Jan 03   In the year 1780 danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1780 snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82  

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

Jan 12   Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history continental Congress establishes court of appeals  

Jan 16   Battle at Cape St Vincent Admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet in the year 1780.  

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

Feb 01   British Major John Graves Simcoe leads 200 of his Rangers in a foray into New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War in the year 1780.  

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

Feb 09   Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer in the year 1780.  

Feb 14   William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Mar 01   In the year 1780 leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-general of Neth Indies (1826-30)  

Mar 01   In the year 1780 penn becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only)  

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

Mar 01   In the year 1780 pennsylvania becomes the first American state to abolish slavery  

Mar 10   Juan Jose Landaeta, composer on this day in history.  

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

Mar 20   Sir Benjamin Truman in the year 1780.  

Mar 26   1st British Sunday newspaper appears (Brit Gazette & Sunday Monitor) in the year 1780.  

Mar 26   The first British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette &Sunday Monitor) in the year 1780.  

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   Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1780.  

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

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Jan 10   M Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 02   Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies) was born in the year 1780.  

Feb 09   Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer was born in the year 1780.  

Feb 15   In the year 1780 birth of carel Asser, Dutch jurist  

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

Feb 19   Richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844) was born in the year 1780.  

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

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

Feb 14   William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1780 death of sir Benjamin Truman  

Mar 26   On this day in history death of charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1713)