1779

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s - 1770s - 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s

Years: 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 - 1779 - 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784

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Events

• The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed.

Births

• January 5 - Stephen Decatur, American naval officer
• January 18 - Peter Roget, lexicographer (+ 1869)
• March 15 - Lord Melbourne, British Prime Minister.
• August 20 - Jons Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist.
• November 14 - Adam Oehlenschlager, Danish poet

Deaths

• January 20 - David Garrick, actor