Notable Historical Events - 1780
1780 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 3 |
Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung |
Jan 4 |
Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ |
Jan 15 |
Continental Congress establishes court of appeals |
Jan 16 |
Battle at Cape St Vincent: admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet |
Feb 29 |
The Omicron Delta Omega fraternity was founded by Benjamin Franklin at James Madison University. |
Mar 1 |
Pennsylvania becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only) |
Mar 26 |
1st British Sunday newspaper appears (Brit Gazette & Sunday Monitor) |
Apr 16 |
The University of Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded. |
May 2 |
William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris |
May 4 |
American Academy of Arts & Science founded |
May 4 |
Charles Bunbury on Diomed wins 1st Epsom Derby |
May 4 |
The Derby horse race is held for the first time. |
May 5 |
2nd oldest learned society in US (American Academy of Arts & Sciences) forms (Boston) |
May 12 |
British troops occupy Charleston, South Carolina (Revolutionary War) |
May 19 |
About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England, only now known to be caused by forest fires in Canada |
May 29 |
Battle of Waxhaw Creek: alleged massacre of 113 of Colonel Abraham Buford's continentals by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton's troops after the continentals raised a white flag |
Jun 2 |
Anti-Catholic demonstration attacks parliament in London |
Jun 7 |
Anti-Catholic riot in London, hundreds die |
Jun 23 |
American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township. |
Jul 9 |
Denmark declares neutrality |
Aug 1 |
Sweden declares neutrality |
Aug 11 |
Barbados hurricane begins |
Aug 16 |
British decisively defeat Americans in Battle of Camden, SC |
Aug 22 |
Resolution, without Captain Cook, returns to England |
Sep 21 |
Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point |
Sep 23 |
British Major John Andre reveals Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Point |
Sep 25 |
Benedict Arnold joins the British |
Oct 7 |
British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC |
Oct 10 |
Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean |
Oct 16 |
Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War. |
Oct 25 |
John Hancock becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts |
Oct 27 |
Samuel Williams and the first U.S. astronomical expedition to record an eclipse of the sun observes the event at Penobscot Bay |
Nov 5 |
French-American force under Colonel LaBalme is defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. |
Dec 20 |
Britain declares war on Holland |
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