Explore 456 historical events from 1770–1779.
Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, better known by his pen name Novalis, was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is…
Novalis, German author and poet (died 1801)
Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus was a German encyclopedia publisher and editor, famed for publishing the Conversations-Lexikon, which is now published as the Brockhaus encyclopedia.
Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (died 1823)
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet KCH FRS was a British Army officer, Tory politician, publisher and inventor. A pioneer in the field of rocket artillery, he was renowned for his d…
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor and politician, developed Congreve rockets (died 1828)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian social reformer and writer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform mov…
Ram Mohan Roy, Indian philosopher and reformer (died 1833)
William I was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840.
William I of the Netherlands (died 1840)
James Finlayson was a Scottish Quaker who, in effect, brought the Industrial Revolution to Tampere, Finland, founding in 1820 the Finlayson company.
James Finlayson, Scottish Quaker (died 1852)
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar was the second Shah of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irrevocable ceding of Iran's northern terr…
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Iranian king (died 1834)
Martha "Patsy" Randolph was the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson and his wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. She was born at Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia.
Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson who had twelve children (died 1836)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with…
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher, and critic (died 1834)
Marie Louise Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein née marquise de Lescure, was a French memoirist. She is known for her memoirs, depicting her misfortunes and her part in the…
Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein, French memoirist (died 1857)
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc, Duke of Frioul, was a French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his friendsh…
Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (died 1813)
Lensgreve Johann Friedrich Struensee was a German-Danish physician, philosopher and statesman. He became royal physician to the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark-Norway an…
Johann Friedrich Struensee, German physician and politician (born 1737)
Gottfried Achenwall was a German philosopher, historian, economist, jurist and statistician. He is counted among the inventors of statistics.
Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (born 1719)
Durastante Tommaso Francesco Emiliano Natalucci was an Italian historian who specialized in history of Trevi, in Umbria.
Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian and academic (born 1687)
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne was a French privateer, East India captain, and explorer. The expedition he led to find the hypothetical Terra Australis in 1771 made important geograp…
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (born 1724)
Louis-Claude Daquin was a French composer, writing in the Baroque and Galant styles. He was a virtuoso organist and harpsichordist.
Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (born 1694)
Johann Ulrich von Cramer was an eminent German judge, legal scholar, and Enlightenment philosopher.
Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German jurist and scholar (born 1706)
Gerard van Swieten was a Dutch physician who from 1745 was the personal physician of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and transformed the Austrian health service and medical un…
Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (born 1700)
William Borlase, was a Cornish antiquary, geologist and naturalist. From 1722, he was Rector of Ludgvan, Cornwall, where he died. He is remembered for his works The Antiquities of …
William Borlase, English geologist and historian (born 1695)
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoye…
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (born 1711)
John Woolman was an American merchant, tailor, journalist, Quaker preacher, and early abolitionist during the colonial era. Based in Mount Holly, New Jersey, near Philadelphia, he …
John Woolman, American preacher and abolitionist (born 1720)
Andrea Belli was a Maltese architect and businessman. He designed several Baroque buildings, including Auberge de Castille in Valletta, which is now the Office of the Prime Ministe…
Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (born 1703)
The Navigation Acts, or more broadly the Acts of Trade and Navigation, were a series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships, shipping, trade, and com…
In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American colonists led by Abraham Whipple (pictured) attacked and bur
The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy. It spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic i…
Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, with the primary motive to restore the…