1780

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century–18th century–19th century
Decades:	1750s1760s1770s–1780s–1790s1800s1810s
Years:	177717781779–1780–178117821783

1780 in othercalendars

Gregorian calendar	1780 MDCCLXXX
Ab urbe condita	2533
Armenian calendar	1229 ԹՎ ՌՄԻԹ
Assyrian calendar	6530
Balinese saka calendar	1701–1702
Bengali calendar	1187
Berber calendar	2730
British Regnal year	20Geo. 3– 21Geo. 3
Buddhist calendar	2324
Burmese calendar	1142
Byzantine calendar	7288–7289
Chinese calendar	Mình hợiNăm(EarthPig) 4476 or 4416 — to — Canh tử năm(MetalRat) 4477 or 4417
Coptic calendar	1496–1497
Discordian calendar	2946
Ethiopian calendar	1772–1773
Hebrew calendar	5540–5541
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	1836–1837
-Shaka Samvat	1701–1702
-Kali Yuga	4880–4881
Holocene calendar	11780
Igbo calendar	780–781
Iranian calendar	1158–1159
Islamic calendar	1193–1195
Japanese calendar	An'ei9 ( an vĩnh ９ năm )
Javanese calendar	1705–1706
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar	4113
Minguo calendar	132 beforeROC Dân trước 132 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	312
Thai solar calendar	2322–2323
Tibetan calendar	Âm thổ heo năm (female Earth-Pig) 1906 or 1525 or 753 — to — Dương kim chuột năm (male Iron-Rat) 1907 or 1526 or 754

1780(MDCCLXXX) was aleap yearstarting on Saturdayof theGregorian calendarand aleap year starting on Wednesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1780th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 780th year of the2nd millennium,the 80th year of the18th century,and the 1st year of the1780sdecade. As of the start of 1780, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• January 16–American Revolutionary War:Battle of Cape St. Vincent
• February –Armed Neutrality of the Northalliance formed betweenDenmark,Sweden,andRussia.
• March 26– TheBritish Gazette and Sunday Monitor,the first Sunday newspaper in Britain
• April 16– TheUniversity of MünsterinMünster,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germanyis founded
• May 12–American Revolutionary War:Charleston, South Carolinais taken byBritishforces.
• May 29– American Revolutionary War:Loyalistforces under Col.Banastre Tarletonkill surrenderingAmericansoldiers in theWaxhaw Massacre.
• August 16– American Revolutionary War:Battle of Camden– The British defeat the Americans nearCamden, South Carolina.
• September 25–Benedict Arnoldflees to British-held New York
• October 2– American Revolutionary War:BritishspyJohn Andreis hanged byAmericanforces.
• October 10-16–Great hurricaneflattens the islands ofBarbados,MartiniqueandSt. Eustatius
• November 29–Maria Theresa of Austriadies and herHabsburgdominions pass to her ambitious son,Joseph II,who has already beenHoly Roman Emperorsince1765.

• Britainattacks theUnited Provincesbefore it can join the Neutral Alliance, because of its support for the American uprising.
• FirstEpsom Derbyhorse race run at Epsom Downs,Surrey,England.
• Emperor Kokakuascends to the throne ofJapan
• In Ireland,Lady Berry,who is sentenced to death for the murder of her son, is released when she agrees to become anexecutioner(retires1810)
• Goodgrainandwineharvestin France
• 35th and last volume ofDiderot'sEncyclopédiepublished

Births

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Deaths

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