In history, year 1780 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 1780.
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 16 january | American Revolutionary War-The British Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. |
| 19 march | A combination of thick smoke, fog, and heavy cloud cover cause darkness to fall on parts of Canada and the New England area of the United States by noon. |
| 19 may | A combination of thick smoke, fog, and heavy cloud cover causeddarkness to fall on parts of Canada and the New England area of theUnited States by noon. |
| 29 may | American Revolutionary War-A mainly Loyalist force rejectedthe Continental Army troops' surrender and continued killing the Patriotsoldiers, including men who were not resisting. |
| 23 june | American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army victory in the Battle of Springfield effectively put an end to British ambitions in New Jersey. |
| 23 september | American Revolutionary War-British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, there by revealing a plot by Continental Army General Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York. |
| 10 october | One of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record struck theCaribbean Sea, killing at least 22,000 people over the next severaldays. |
| 04 May | American Academy of Arts and Sciences was established. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAAS) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. |
| 02 June | Anti-Catholic protesters attacked Parliament in London. |
| 13 September | The elevator was first tested in the city of Chicago, USA. It was built by an American named John Beckbart. |
| 29 January | India's first newspaper Hikki Gazette or Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser started publishing from Kolkata. |
| 26 March | British newspapers Brit Gadget and Sunday Monitor were first published on Sunday. |
| 29 January | Publication of the country's first newspaper Hikki Gazette or Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser from Kolkata. The editor of this English-language newspaper was James Augustus Hickey. |
| 29 February | The Omicran Delta Omega co-ed fraternity was founded by Benjamin Franklin. |
| 01 March | Pennsylvania became the first American state to be enslaved. |
| 16 April | The University of Münster was founded in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. |
| 12 May | British troops captured Charleston, South Carolina. |
| 02 June | Anti-Catholic protesters attacked parliament in London. |
| 09 July | Denmark declared neutrality. |
| 16 August | Britain defeated the Americans decisively in the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. |
| 21 September | Benedict Arnold gave British Major John Andre a plan for West Point. |
| 07 October | The British Army was defeated by the American Militia near Kings Mountain, South Carolina. |
| 05 November | The French-American force under Colonel LaBalm was defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. |
| 20 December | Britain declared war on Holland. |
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 04 April | Edward Hicks / Painter / United States of America |
| 05 April | Benjamin Greene / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 05 July | François Carlo Antommarchi / Physician / France |
| 07 April | William Ellery Channing / Theologian / United States of America |
| 10 January | Martin Lichtenstein / Physician / Germany |
| 10 October | John Abercrombie / Philosopher / Scotland |
| 12 November | Piet Retief / Ruler / South Africa |
| 13 December | Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner / Chemist / Germany |
| 13 April | Alexander Mitchell / Engineer / Ireland |
| 14 June | Henry Salt / Historian / United Kingdom |
| 14 January | Henry Baldwin / Politician / United States of America |
| 17 March | Thomas Chalmers / Economist / Scotland |
| 18 March | Miloš Obrenović / Prince / Serbia |
| 21 May | Elizabeth Fry / Philanthropist / United Kingdom |
| 22 November | José Cecilio del Valle / Journalist / Mexico |
| 23 January | Georgios Karaiskakis / General / Greece |
| 26 December | Mary Somerville / Mathematician / Scotland |
| 29 August | Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres / Painter / France |
| 29 May | Henri Braconnot / Chemist / France |
| 29 April | Charles Nodier / Author / France |