Explore 456 historical events from 1770–1779.
Stephen Whitney was an American merchant. He was one of the wealthiest merchants in New York City in the first half of the 19th century. His fortune was considered second only to t…
Stephen Whitney, American businessman (died 1860)
John Fitchett was an English poet.
John Fitchett, English poet (died 1838)
Jacob Emden, also known as the Yaʿavetz, was a leading German rabbi and talmudist who championed traditional Judaism in the face of the growing influence of the Sabbatean movement.…
Jacob Emden, German rabbi and author (born 1697)
Edward Wortley Montagu was an English writer and traveller.
Edward Wortley Montagu, English explorer and author (born 1713)
Jacques François Joseph Saly, also known as Jacques Saly, French-born sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Malta. He is commonly associated with his time in Denmark he served a…
Jacques Saly, French painter and sculptor (born 1717)
The American Revolution (1765–1789) was a political movement in the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain. It began as a rebellion and turned into a revolution eventually creating the…
American Revolution: The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress…
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: British forces under General William Howe flank and defeat the Continental Army under…
William Livingston was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey represent…
William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, who acted as the Provisional Government for the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in Nor…
The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
Martin Leopold Widhalm was an Austrian or German luthier known for his work in Nuremberg. Charles Beare considers Widhalm to have been the most significant maker of violins in Germ…
Leopold Widhalm, Austrian instrument maker (born 1722)
Benjamin Huntsman was an English inventor and manufacturer of cast or crucible steel.
Benjamin Huntsman, English businessman (born 1704)
Jeremiah Markland was an English classical scholar.
Jeremiah Markland, English scholar and academic (born 1693)
Richard Peters, born in Liverpool became an attorney, Anglican minister, and civil servant. In 1735 he emigrated to Pennsylvania, where he served in numerous posts for the Penn fam…
Richard Peters, English lawyer and minister (born 1704)
Nathan Hale was an American Patriot, soldier, and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New Yo…
Nathan Hale, American soldier (born 1755)
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: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief informal diplomatic conference held between representatives of the British Crown and its rebellious North American colonies in the ho…
British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
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: British forces successfully land at Kip's Bay, forcing the Continental Army, which was…
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: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a…
Pierre François le Courayer was a French Catholic theological writer, for many years an expatriate in England.
Pierre François le Courayer, French-English theologian and author (born 1681)
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world…
Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
The American Revolution (1765–1789) was a political movement in the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain. It began as a rebellion and turned into a revolution eventually creating the…
American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British…
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: British troops under General William Howe attack General George Washington's Continental…
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, Count of Quaregna and Cerreto (, also, Italian: [ameˈdɛːo avoˈɡaːdro]; 9 August 1776 – 9 July 1856) was an Italian scientist, most noted for h…
Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (died 1856)
Hsinbyushin, also known as Maung Rwa or Prince of Myedu (မြေဒူးမင်း), was the third emperor of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1763 to 1776. The second son of the dyna…
Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (born 1736)