1780s
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s – 1780s – 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 1780s decade ran from January 1, 1780, to December 31, 1789.
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Politics and wars
Wars
Signing of the preliminary Treaty of Paris, 30 November 1782.
- American Revolutionary War (1775–1783):
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- 1781: America wins the battle of Yorktown.
- 1783: Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America, which had rebelled against British rule as the United States of America become recognized as an indpendent nation.
Internal conflicts
- 1789: The French Revolution began.
Prominent political events
- 1787: The United States Constitution was written and promulgated.
Technology
The first manned hot-air balloon, designed by the Montgolfier brothers, takes off from the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, on November 21, 1783
- 1783: The first manned hot air balloon was invented in France.
- 1783: The first manned gas balloon invented in France.
Additional significant world-wide events
- 1788: Great Britain established the prison colony of New South Wales in Australia.
People
World leaders
- King Louis XVI (France)
- King George III (Great Britain)
- Emperor Joseph II (Holy Roman Empire)
- Frederick II of Prussia, King of Prussia
- Frederick William II of Prussia, King of Prussia
- Pope Pius VI
- Empress Catherine II (Russia)
- King Charles III (Spain)
- King Charles IV (Spain)
- Shah Alam II (Mughal Empire)
- Madhav Rao II (Peshwa of the Marathas)
- Sultans of Mysore
- Hyder Ali, 1749–1782
- Tipu Sultan 1782–1799
- Sadiq Khan, 1779–1782
- Ali Murad Khan, 1782–1785
- Jafar Khan, 1785–1789
- Lotf Ali Khan, 1789–1794