Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s - 1770s - 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s
Years: 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 - 1779 - 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784
Events
- The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed.
- 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 the a part of its territory that was taken from them (the Inn District[?]).
Births
- January 5 - Stephen Decatur, American naval officer
- January 18 - Peter Roget, lexicographer (+ 1869)
- March 15 - Lord Melbourne, British Prime Minister.
- May 28 - Thomas Moore, poet (+ 1852)
- August 20 - Jons Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist.
- November 14 - Adam Oehlenschlager, Danish poet
Deaths
- January 20 - David Garrick, actor
- February 14 - James Cook, explorer is killed by the natives of the Sandwich Islands.
- December 6 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter
- Emperor Go-Momozono of Japan
Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)
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