Explore 456 historical events from 1770–1779.
Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz was the first Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1778 to 1800. In 1723 he became count of Reuss-Obergreiz, his reign as count and Prince of 77 years is t…
Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as par…
The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspind
Christian Leopold von Buch, usually cited as Leopold von Buch, was a German geologist and paleontologist born in Stolpe an der Oder and is remembered as one of the most important c…
Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist (died 1853)
Friedrich August Schulze was a German novelist, who wrote under the pen name Friedrich Laun. Schulze was born in Dresden. His first novel, Der Mann, auf Freiersfüssen (1801), was f…
Friedrich Laun, German author (died 1849)
Wolraad Woltemade 1708 – 1 June 1773 was a Cape Dutch dairy farmer, who died while rescuing sailors from the wreck of the ship De Jonge Thomas in Table Bay on 1 June 1773. The stor…
Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (born 1708)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. Historians call him "Chatham" or "Pitt the Elder" to…
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1708)
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader Amer…
American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticond
The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, which e…
American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia
Eleazar Wheelock was an American Congregational minister, orator, and educator in present-day Columbia, Connecticut, for 35 years before founding Dartmouth College in New Hampshire…
Eleazar Wheelock, American minister and academic, founded Dartmouth College (born 1711)
Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He co…
James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names
The Battle of Grenada took place on 6 July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, just off the coast of G…
Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War.
The siege of Savannah or the second battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had b…
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
Johann Nepomuk Schödlberger was an Austrian painter who specialized in landscapes; often with figures. He was largely self-taught.
Johann Nepomuk Schödlberger, Austrian painter (died 1853)
Clement Clarke Moore was an American writer, scholar and real estate developer. He is best known as author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", which first named each…
Clement Clarke Moore, American author, poet, and educator (died 1863)
Lorenz Oken was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. He became a professor of natural history at the University of Jena and from 1833 at the newly founded U…
Lorenz Oken, German-Swiss botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (died 1851)
Carl Ritter was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography, as they established it as an independent scientifi…
Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic (died 1859)
Jöns Jacob Berzelius was a Swedish chemist. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry. Ber…
Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (died 1848)
Mustafa IV was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1807 to 1808.
Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan (died 1808)
Louis Charles Alphonse Léodgard d'Orléans, Count of Beaujolais was a French prince of the blood, son of Philippe Égalité and the younger brother of King Louis-Philippe I of the Fre…
Louis Charles, French prince of the blood (died 1808)
José Andrés Pacheco de Melo was an Argentine statesman and priest. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
José Andrés Pacheco de Melo, Argentine statesman and priest (died approx. 1820)
Captain Pedro Velarde y Santiyán was a Spanish Army officer best known for his participation in the Dos de Mayo Uprising against the French occupation of Madrid. Dying during the u…
Pedro Velarde y Santillán, Spanish artillery captain (died 1808)
John Winthrop was an American mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He was the 2nd Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Harvard College.
John Winthrop, American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (born 1714)
John Hart was an American Founding Father and politician in colonial New Jersey. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, Hart signed the Declaration of Independence. He died sev…
John Hart, American lawyer and politician (born 1711)
William Warburton was an English writer, literary critic and churchman, Bishop of Gloucester from 1759 until his death. He edited editions of the works of his friend Alexander Pope…
William Warburton, English bishop and critic (born 1698)
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the colonies of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay. His uncompromising policies and ha…
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 171
Mikael Sehul was a nobleman who ruled Ethiopia for a period of 25 years as regent of a series of emperors. He was also a Ras or governor of Tigray 1748–71 and again from 1772 until…
Mikael Sehul, Ethiopian warlord (born 1691)
Anton Raphael Mengs was a German Neoclassical painter.
Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter (born 1728)
Kosmas the Aetolian, sometimes Cosmas the Aetolian or Patrokosmas "Father Kosmas" was a monk, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is recognized as one of…
Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (born 1714)
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, KG, PC was a British politician and peer who served as Lord Privy Seal from 1757 to 1761. He is best known for his association with his b…
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (born 1711)
The Treaty of Teschen was signed on 13 May 1779 in Teschen, then in Austrian Silesia, between the Austrian Habsburg monarchy and the Kingdom of Prussia, which officially ended the …
Negotiated by Russian and French mediators, the Treaty of Teschen was signed by Austria and Prussia, leading to the end
The War of the Bavarian Succession was a dispute between the Austrian Habsburg monarchy and an alliance of Saxony and Prussia over succession to the Electorate of Bavaria after the…
War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war
A court-martial is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law…
The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionar
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins