The 1780s

Explore 102 historical events from 1780–1789.

1783

Reginald Heber, English priest (died 1821)

Reginald Heber was an English Anglican bishop, a man of letters, and hymn-writer. After 16 years as a country parson, he served as Bishop of Calcutta until his death at the age of …

Reginald Heber, English priest (died 1821)

1783

Philip P

Philip Pendleton Barbour was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only indi…

Philip P

1783

James Otis Jr

James Otis Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and activist who was an early supporter of patriotic causes in the Province of Massachusetts Bay at the beginning of the American…

James Otis Jr