Explore 404 historical events from 1780–1789.
Charles Robert Maturin, also known as C. R. Maturin, was an Irish Protestant clergyman and a writer of Gothic plays and novels. His best known work is the novel Melmoth the Wandere…
Charles Maturin, Irish author and playwright (died 1824)
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilo…
The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. The king, his court, and h…
Construction begins on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam in Bangkok, at the command of King Budd
Phutthayotfa Chulalok, posthumously honoured as King Phutthayotfa Chulalok the Great, also known by his regnal name Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the firs…
King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned
The Congress of the Confederation, or the Confederation Congress, formally referred to as the United States in Congress Assembled, was the governing body of the United States from …
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George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces…
George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later…
Steen Steensen Blicher was a writer and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark.
Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish author and poet (died 1848)
Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, guitarist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin …
Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1840)
William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, PC, styled as Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761, was an English peer and Whig politician. Talbot was a notable figure among opposition Whig politicians…
William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (born 1710)
Christine Kirch, was a German astronomer.
Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (born 1696)
Daniel Carlsson Solander or Daniel Charles Solander was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Solander was the first university-educated scientist to set foot on Au…
Daniel Solander, Swedish-English botanist and phycologist (born 1736)
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the…
Edward Marcus Despard, an Irish officer of French descent in the service of the British Crown, gained notoriety as a colonial administrator for refusing to recognise race as a dist…
British forces under Edward Despard complete the reconquest of the Black River settlements on the Mosquito Coast from…
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of…
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at…
William Emerson was an English mathematician. He was born in Hurworth, near Darlington, where his father, Dudley Emerson, also a mathematician, taught a school.
William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (born 1701)
John Laurens was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their f…
John Laurens, American Revolutionary and abolitionist (born 1754)
Charles Lee was a British-born American army officer who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served earlier in the British Ar…
Charles Lee, English-born American general (born 1732)
The States General of the Netherlands is the supreme bicameral legislature of the Netherlands consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both chambers meet at the B…
The States General of the Dutch Republic received John Adams, and the house he had purchased in The Hague became the fir
The Daoguang Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanzong of Qing, personal name Minning, was the seventh emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule…
Daoguang Emperor of China (died 1850)
Levi Lincoln Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th governor of Massachusetts (1825–1834) and represented the state in the U.S. Co…
Levi Lincoln Jr., American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1868)
D. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras, known as the Marquis of Pombal, was a Portuguese statesman and diplomat who despotically ruled …
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1699)
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, styled The Honourable Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1739, Viscount Higham between 1739 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746…
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1730)
The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. The king, his court, and h…
Construction began on the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the official residence of the king of Thailand