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| 1780 |
| | | An Indian uprising in Spanish Peru is led by a descendant of the Incas, Tupac Amaru II | |
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| c. 1780 |
| | | In developing the Haskalah, the German philosopher Moses Mendelssohn reconciles Judaism and the Enlightenment | |
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| 1780 |
| | | Six days of riot in London are triggered by Lord George Gordon leading a march to oppose any degree of Catholic emancipation | |
|  | Newgate Prison in the Gordon Riots, 1780
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| 1780 |
| | | The capture of British go-between John André yields proof that US general Benedict Arnold is in the pay of the British | |
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| 1780 |
| | | British army officer John André is executed in New York as a spy | |
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| c. 1780 |
| | | Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro is a master of colour woodcuts, often depicting the courtesan district of Edo | |
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| 1781 |
| | | Maryland, ratifies the Articles of Confederation (the last state to do so), completing 'the Confederation of the United States' | |
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| 1781 |
| | | William Herschel discovers Uranus, the first planet to be found by means of a telescope, and names it the Georgian star | |
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| 1781 |
| | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, now 25, leaves Salzburg to settle in Vienna | |
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| 1781 |
| | | Joseph II passes an Edict of Toleration, for the first time allowing Protestant worship in Habsburg territories | |
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