1780 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1780 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Events
- 16 January - American Revolutionary War: British victory at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent over a Spanish squadron.
- 12 May - American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
- 2 June - Gordon Riots in London. [1]
- 16 August - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden — The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina. [1]
- 2 October - American Revolutionary War: British spy John André is hanged by American forces.
[edit] Undated
- The first Epsom Derby horse race is run at Epsom Downs, Surrey. The victor is Diomed.
[edit] Births
- 21 May - Elizabeth Fry, humanitarian (d. 1845)
- 26 December - Mary Fairfax Somerville, mathematician (d. 1872)
[edit] Unknown dates
- John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1862)
[edit] Deaths
- 14 February - William Blackstone, jurist (b. 1723)
- 18 May - Charles Hardy, governor of Newfoundland (b. c 1714)
- 4 September - John Fielding, magistrate and social reformer (b. 1721)
- 17 October - William Cookworthy, chemist (b. 1705)
- 26 November - Sir James Denham Steuart, 4th Baronet, economist (b. 1712)
- 26 December - John Fothergill, physician (b. 1712)
[edit] Unknown dates
- Thomas Dilworth, cleric and writer (year of birth unknown)
[edit] References
- ^ a b (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
