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| Years: 1775 1776 1777 - 1778 - 1779 1780 1781 | |
| Decades: 1740s 1750s 1760s - 1770s - 1780s 1790s 1800s | |
| CenturiesMillennia These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. The individual century pages contain lists of decades and years. See history for different organizations of historical events. See Calendar and List of calendars for other groupings of y: 17th century16th century 17th century 18th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601- 1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of - 18th century17th century 18th century 19th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701- 1800; however, historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th Century as 1715- 89, - 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended 1778 in art 1778 in literatureSee also 1777 in literature, other events of 1778, 1779 in literature, list of years in literature. Events New Books Evelina Fanny Burney Essays Moral and Literary Vicesimus Knox Satire des Satires Pierre-Louis Ginguene Births January 26 Ugo Foscolo, Ital 1778 in musicSee also 1777 in music, other events of 1778, 1779 in music, list of years in music. Events Mozart's mother dies Opera The Shepherdess of the Alps by Charles Dibdin Classical music 12 Variations for Piano " La belle Francoise by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Li 1778 in scienceThe year 1778 in science and technology See also 1777 in science, other events of 1778, 1779 in science, list of years in science. Exploration Awards Copley Medal: Charles Hutton Births February 4 Augustin Pyrame de Candolle, botanist († 1841) Dece List of state leaders in 17781777 state leaders Events of 1778 1779 state leaders State leaders by year Africa Ashanti Confederacy Osei Kwame Panyin, Asantehene ( 1777- 1803) Dahomey Kpengla, King of Dahomey ( 1774- 1789) Zulu Jama kaNdaba, King of the Zulu ( 1763- 1781) Americas Ver List of religious leaders in 1778 | |