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1780| 1730–1807 | UK [newspapers] | The Daily Advertiser is launched in London, England. With its dependence on advertisements, this may be regarded as the first modern newspaper. | | 1770–1780 | America [statistics and demography] | The estimated population of the American colonies is 2,780,369 including 575,420 black slaves. | | 1780 | UK [horse-racing] | The Derby is established at Epsom Downs, Surrey, by the 12th Earl of Derby. The first winner is Sir Charles Bunbury's horse Diomed, ridden by Sam Arnull. | | 10 March 1780 | Russia, France, Spain, Austria-HM, Prussia, Denmark, Sweden [American Revolutionary War (1775–83)] | Russia creates the League of Armed Neutrality to prevent British ships from searching neutral vessels for contraband of war. The confederacy is subsequently joined by France, Spain, Austria, Prussia, Denmark, and Sweden. | | October 1780 | Habsburg Monarchy [legislation] | Personal serfdom is abolished in the Habsburg Monarchy by the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II. | | 20 November 1780 | UK, United Netherlands [American Revolutionary War (1775–83)] | Britain declares war on the United Netherlands to prevent it joining the League of Armed Neutrality created by Russia on 10 March. | | 29 November 1780 | Habsburg Monarchy [political events] | Maria-Theresa, wife and empress of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I 1745–65 and co-ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy, dies in Vienna, Austria. Her son, the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, becomes sole ruler of the Habsburg lands. |
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