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1779
Years:
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1777
1778
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1779
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1780
1781
1782
Decades
:
1740s
1750s
1760s
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1780s
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:
17th century
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18th century
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19th century
1779
was a
common year starting on Friday
(see link for calendar).
Contents
1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Deaths
Events
The
Iron Bridge
is completed across the
River Severn
in
Shropshire
; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed.
Boulton and Watt
's
Smethwick Engine
, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service.
The city of
Tampere
is founded in
Finland
.
May 13
- War of Bavarian Succession :
Russian
and
French
mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement
Austria
receives a part of its territory that was taken from them (the
Inn District
).
June 1
-
American Revolutionary War
:
Benedict Arnold
is
court-martialed
for malfeasance in his treatment of government property.
July 16
-
American Revolutionary War
:
United States
forces led by General
Anthony Wayne
capture
Stony Point, New York|
from
British
troops.
December 13
- Marriage of
Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais
to
Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie
.
December 25
- Fort Nashborough, later to become
Nashville, Tennessee
, founded by
James Robertson
.
Births
January 5
-
Stephen Decatur
,
American naval
officer
January 18
-
Peter Roget
, lexicographer (+
1869
)
March 6
-
Antoine-Henri Jomini
, General (d. 1869)
March 15
-
Lord Melbourne
, British Prime Minister.
May 28
-
Thomas Moore
, poet (+
1852
)
August 20
-
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
, Swedish chemist.
November 14
-
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger
, Danish poet
Deaths
January 20
-
David Garrick
, actor
February 14
-
James Cook
,
British
naval captain and explorer (b.
1728
)
June 7
-
William Warburton
, English critic, Bishop of Gloucester (b.
1698
)
December 6
-
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
, French painter
Emperor Go-Momozono of Japan
Deaths
January 20
-
David Garrick
, actor
February 14
-
James Cook
,
British
naval captain, and explorer (b.
1728
)
June 7
-
William Warburton
, English critic, Bishop of Gloucseter (b.
1698
)
December 6
-
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
, French painter
Emperor Go-Momozono of Japan
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