1770s

The 1770s decade ran from January 1, 1770, to December 31, 1779.

Events and trends

July 4, 1776: The United States Declaration of Independence was ratified by the Continental Congress. The document was drafted by a committee consisting of representatives John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Roger Sherman of Connecticut.
1779: Abol Fath Khan rose to the throne of Persia as the second Shah of the Zand dynasty.
The Ferguson rifle, an invention by British Major Patrick Ferguson, was most likely the first breech loading rifle to be adopted by any organized military force. It was used for an interval by the British in the American Revolutionary war, but its superior firepower was unappreciated as being outside the paradigm of armed lines of men standing face to face.
January 1779: The British East India Company troops suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Marathas in the Battle of Wadgaon. This was the first ever defeat for the Company's troops since Plassey.
Circa 1770: The industrial revolution begins in Britain.

World leaders

Emperor Ch'ien Lung (China)
King Christian VII (Denmark and Norway)
King George III of Great Britain and the Prince-elector of Hanover.
Maria Theresa of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary
Frederick II of Prussia, King of Prussia
Empress Catherine II (Russia)
King Charles III (Spain)
King Louis XV (France)
King Louis XVI (France)
Emperor Go-Momozono (Japan)
Shah Alam II (Mughal Empire)
Peshwa of the Marathas
Madhav Rao I 1761–1772
Narayan Rao 1772–1773
Ragunath Rao 1773–1774
Madhav Rao II 1774–1795
Hyder Ali (Mysore)

Translation

The word "1770s" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Simple English.

Translation(s) in other languages: Arabic: ملحق:عقد 1770, Asturian: Años 1770, Belarusian: 1770-я, Belarusian (Taraškievica): 1770-я, Bosnian: 1770te, Breton: Bloavezhioù 1770, Catalan: Dècada del 1770, Chuvash: 1770-мĕш çулсем, Welsh: 1770au, Danish: 1770'erne, German: 1770er, Estonian: 1770. aastad, Spanish: Años 1770, Esperanto: 1770-aj jaroj, Basque: 1770eko hamarkada, Persian: دهه ۱۷۷۰ (میلادی), French: Années 1770, Irish: 1770í, Scottish Gaelic: 1770an, Gan: 1770年代, Korean: 1770년대, Croatian: 1770-ih, Ido: 1770a yari, Indonesian: 1770-an, Ossetian: 1770-тæ, Icelandic: 1771–1780, Italian: Anni 1770, Javanese: 1770-an, Georgian: 1770-იანები, Komi: 1770-ӧд вояс, Latin: Decennium 178, Lithuanian: XVIII amžiaus 8-as dešimtmetis, Hungarian: 1770-es évek, Macedonian: 1770-ти, Marathi: इ.स.चे १७७० चे दशक, Malay: 1770-an, Dutch: 1770-1779, Japanese: 1770年代, Norwegian (Bokmål): 1770-årene, Norman: Annaées 1770, Meadow Mari: 1770 ийла, Uzbek: 1770-lar, Polish: Lata 70. XVIII wieku, Portuguese: Década de 1770, Ripuarian: 1770-er Joohre, Romanian: Anii 1770, Russian: 1770-е, Sakha: 1770-с, Albanian: Vitet 1770, Sicilian: 1770ini, Slovak: 70. roky 18. storočia, Slovenian: 1770., Sundanese: 1770-an, Finnish: 1770-luku, Swedish: 1770-talet, Tamil: 1770கள், Turkmen: 1770ýý, Ukrainian: 1770-ті, Walloon: Anêyes 1770, Cantonese: 1770年代, Chinese: 1770年代.