January 8 » Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
April 16 » The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
October 22 » The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.
Day of death August 12, 1780
The temperature on August 12, 1780 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
March 17 » American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
May 19 » New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
August 22 » James Cook's ship HMSResolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
October 16 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.
November 4 » The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.
December 14 » Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York
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