Explore 312 historical events from 1770–1779.
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: French troops landed near St. George's, Grenada, and began their capture of the island.
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
The Eviction of Christians from the Crimea in 1778 was a historical event in which the Greek and Armenian populations of Crimea were resettled by the authorities of the Russian Emp…
The Emigration of Christians from the Crimea in 1778 begins.
La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as il Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala. The premiere p…
The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Lieutenant-General Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry,, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier and politician. He served in the French Revolutionary Wars, in the suppr…
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (died 1854)
George Bryan "Beau" Brummell was an important figure in Regency England, and for many years he was the arbiter of British men's fashion. At one time, he was a close friend of the P…
Beau Brummell, English cricketer and fashion designer (died 1840)
Gregory Blaxland was an English pioneer farmer and explorer.
Gregory Blaxland, English-Australian explorer (died 1853)
Jean-Baptiste Sylvère Gay, 1st Viscount of Martignac was a moderate royalist French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration 1814–30 under King Charles X.
Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, French politician, 7th Prime Minister of France (died 1832)
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean military officer, statesman and a major leader of Chile's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. He was the second …
Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile (died 1842)
James Hargreaves was an English weaver, carpenter and inventor who lived and worked in Lancashire, England. Hargreaves is credited with inventing the spinning jenny in 1764.
James Hargreaves, British inventor (born 1720)
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)
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness,, known before 1721 as Lord Darcy and Conyers, was a British diplomat and politician who served as Secretary of State for the Northern Departme…
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (born 1718)
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of…
Voltaire, French philosopher and author (born 1694)
José de la Borda was a Spaniard who migrated to New Spain in the 18th century, amassing a great fortune in mines in Taxco and Zacatecas in Mexico. At one point, he was the richest …
José de la Borda, French/Spanish mining magnate in colonial Mexico (born ca
Philip Livingston was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and slave trader from New York City. He represented New York at the October 1774 First Continental Congress…
Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (born 1716)
Pieter Burman, also known as Peter or Pieter Burmann and distinguished from his uncle as "the Younger", was a Dutch philologist.
Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist and academic (born 1714)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, a…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and composer (born 1712)
Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil was a French military officer and colonial administrator. Born in Quebec, he was governor of French Louisiana (1743…
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (born 1698)
Charles Clémencet was a French Benedictine historian.
Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (born 1703)
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 British Army abandons Philadelphia
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June…
American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting
General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven,, styled Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1715 to 1723 and Marquess of Lindsey from 1735 to 1742, was an English peer.
Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire…
Baron Johan Augustin Mannerheim was a Swedish nobleman, the Artillery Colonel and the Gothenburg Commandant. He was a great-great-grandfather of Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim, the Mars…
Johan Augustin Mannerheim, Swedish nobleman and military leader (born 1706)
The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers …
American Revolutionary War: The Iroquois, allied with Britain, massacre 360 Patriot soldiers during the Battle of…