In history, year 1779 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1779.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1779:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 14 february | English explorer James Cook was killed near Kealakekua when he tried to kidnap Kalani??pu?u, the ruling chief of the Island of Hawaii. |
| 13 may | Russian and French mediators negotiated the Treaty of Teschento end the War of the Bavarian Succession. |
| 24 june | American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begun. The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American War of Independence. This was the largest action fought during the war in terms of numbers, particularly the Grand Assault. |
| 20 july | Tekle Giyorgis I began the first of his six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia. |
| 13 august | American Revolutionary War-Off the coast of Maine, the United States suffered its worst naval defeat until the attack on Pearl Harborduring World War II. |
| 23 september | American Revolutionary War-John Paul Jones led the ContinentalNavy to victory in the Battle of Flamborough Head, one of the mostcelebrated naval actions of the war. |
| 04 october | American Revolution James Wilson and his colleagues wereforced to defend themselves after a mob, angered by his successful legaldefense of 23 people from exile, converged on his house, resulting insix deaths. |
| 29 december | American Revolutionary War-British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell captured Savannah, Georgia. |
| 11 January | Ching Thang Khomba became the king of Manipur. |
| 11 January | Ching-thang Khomba was crowned King of Manipur. |
| 24 February | George Rogers Clarke captures Vincennes from the British. |
| 11 March | For the first time the US Army established the Corps of Engineers. |
| 13 May | The end of the Bavarian succession war was announced. |
| 20 June | The Battle of Stono Ferry (American Revolutionary War) fought near Charleston, South Carolina. |
| 16 July | The United States Army, led by General Anthony Wayne, captured Stony Point, New York from British troops. |
| 27 September | John Adams negotiated Revolutionary War peace terms with Great Britain. |
| 04 October | \ The Fort Wilson \ riots took place in Philadelphia against James Wilson and others. |
| 13 December | Alexander, Vicomte de Beauharnais, married Josephine Taser. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1779:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 August | Francis Scott Key / Author / United States of America |
| 01 January | William Clowes / Publisher / United Kingdom |
| 01 August | Lorenz Oken / Biologist / Switzerland |
| 02 March | Joel Roberts Poinsett / Politician / United States of America |
| 05 March | Benjamin Gompertz / Mathematician / United Kingdom |
| 05 January | Stephen Decatur / Army Officer / United States of America |
| 06 March | Antoine-Henri Jomini / General / Switzerland |
| 07 August | Carl Ritter / Academic / Germany |
| 07 August | Louis de Freycinet / Navigator / France |
| 08 September | Mustafa IV / Sultan / Turkey |
| 09 December | Tabitha Babbitt / Inventor / United States of America |
| 12 December | Madeleine Sophie Barat / Saint / France |
| 14 November | Adam Oehlenschläger / Poet / Denmark |
| 15 March | William Lamb / Politician / Australia |
| 15 July | Clement Clarke Moore / Poet / United States of America |
| 18 January | Peter Mark Roget / Physician / United Kingdom |
| 18 September | Joseph Story / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 20 August | Jöns Jacob Berzelius / Chemist / Sweden |
| 27 February | Thomas Hazlehurst / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 28 May | Thomas Moore / Poet / Ireland |