1779

What Happened in 1779

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World Leaders in 1779

Frederick North
British Prime Minister
Frederick the Great
King of Prussia

Famous People in 1779

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical Musician and Composer

Famous People Born in 1779

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Famous Weddings

Mar 23 Botanist Joseph Banks (36) weds Dorothea Hugessen
Apr 8 US Defector General Benedict Arnold (38) weds Peggy Shippen (18) at Shippen's townhouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Famous Deaths

Casimir Pulaski
(1747 - 1779)
James Cook
(1728 - 1779)

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Articles on Events in 1779

Last Adventure of Captain Cook
Explorer James Cook was the first European to set foot on Hawaii, where he was thought to be a god. But he would never leave the island alive.
February 14, 1779

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