Explore 131 historical events from 1780–1789.
Johann Michael Friedrich Rückert was a German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages.
Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator (died 1866)
Charles Anderson Wickliffe was an American politician who was the 11th U.S. postmaster general from 1841 to 1845. He served as the 14th governor of Kentucky from 1839 to 1840 and a…
Charles A
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean …
South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the Coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799.…
French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops
Augustin-Jean Fresnel was a French civil engineer and physicist whose research in optics led to the almost unanimous acceptance of the wave theory of light, fully supplanting Newto…
Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer (died 1827)
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist. He held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, now called the Ja…
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (born 1707)
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli was an Italian medical doctor and naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Austrian Empire"…
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (born 1723)
Adam Gib was a Scottish religious leader, head of the Antiburgher section of the Scottish Secession Church. He reportedly wrote his first covenant with God in the blood of his own …
Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (born 1714)
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. While the convention was initially intended to revise the league of states and the first…
After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum o
Oliver Ellsworth was a Founding Father of the United States, attorney, jurist, politician, and diplomat. Ellsworth was a framer of the United States Constitution, United States sen…
Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'
Erastus "Deaf" Smith, who earned his nickname due to hearing loss in childhood, was an American frontiersman noted for his part in the Texas Revolution and the Army of the Republic…
Deaf Smith, American soldier (died 1837)
Johann Ludwig Uhland was a German poet, philologist, literary historian, lawyer and politician.
Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian (died 1862)
Jacques Viger was an antiquarian, archaeologist, and the first mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jacques Viger, Canadian archaeologist and politician, 1st mayor of Montreal (died 1858)
Louis-Constant Prévost was a French geologist.
Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic (died 1856)
Sir William Watson, FRS was a British physician and scientist who was born and died in London. His early work was in botany, and he helped to introduce the work of Carl Linnaeus in…
William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (born 1715)
Johann Georg Leopold Mozart was a German composer, violinist, and music theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin te…
Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1719)
Carl Friedrich Abel was a German composer of the early Classical era. He was a renowned player of the viola da gamba, and produced significant compositions for that instrument. He …
Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (born 1723)
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. While the convention was initially intended to revise the league of states and the first…
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia with the intention of revising the Articles of Confederation of the Un
A landslide dam is the natural damming of a river by some kind of landslide, such as a debris flow, rock avalanche or volcanic eruption. If the damming landslide is caused by an ea…
A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan pr
Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditio…
John Franklin, English admiral and politician, fourth Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (died 1847)
John Vianney was a French Catholic priest and member of the Third Order of Mary who is often referred to as the Curé d'Ars. Canonized a saint in 1925, he is known for his priestly …
John Vianney, French priest and saint (died 1859)
Dimitris 'Koliopoulos' Plapoutas was a Greek general who fought during the Greek War of Independence against the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician (died 1864)
Winfield Scott was an American military commander and a presidential candidate. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841 to 1861, and was a veteran of th…
Winfield Scott, American general (died 1866)
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore was a French Romantic poet and novelist.
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet and author (died 1859)