1780 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1780 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- July 1 - Anthony Bacon acquires the lease of the Hirwaun ironworks.
- Admiral Sir Thomas Foley plays an important role in the relief of Gibraltar.
- Edward Williames Salusbury Vaughan succeeds to the Rûg estate.
- Thomas Parry Jones-Parry marries his cousin Margaret and acquires the Madryn estate.
- Richard Price devises the "Northampton Tables" for calculating actuarial valuation for assurance and pensions.
- Sir Watkin Lewes becomes Lord Mayor of London.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New books
- John Walters - Poems with Notes
[edit] Music
[edit] Births
- February 10 - James Henry Cotton, Dean of Bangor (died 1862)
- May 14 - Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, politician (died 1855)
- October 7 - Wyndham Lewis, MP (died 1838)
[edit] Deaths
- March 6 - Sir John Meredith, lawyer, 65
- April 1 - Sir Stephen Glynne, 7th Baronet, 35
- date unknown - Richard Thomas, genealogist, 46
