1780: what happened around the world

In 1780, 57 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Great Hurricane of 1780, Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and Second Anglo-Mysore War among the best known. 67 more were already under way, such as American Revolutionary War and American Revolution. 59 things were founded or built that year, from Craven Cottage and Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm.

57events began
67already under way
59founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges45

+5 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks6

Disasters4

Treaties, councils and politics1

Expeditions1

Already under way in 178067

Came to an end in 17803

Founded or built in 178059

+29 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1780

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began NapoleonFrom Ajaccio to Saint Helena, 1769–1821 The American RevolutionFrom Lexington to the last ship out of New York, 1775–1783

Nearby years

1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1785 1788 1789 All of the 18th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →