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1780s

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Centuries:	17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s - 1780s - 1790s 1800s 1810s
Years:	1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789

Events and Trends

1783 First manned hot air balloon invented in France.
1783 First manned gas balloon invented in France.
1787 United States Constitution
1788 Great Britain established the prison colony of New South Wales in Australia.
1789 French revolution

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King Louis XVI (France)
King George III (Great Britain)
Emperor Joseph II (Holy Roman Empire)
Pope Pius VI
Empress Catherine II (Russia)
King Charles III (Spain)
King Charles IV (Spain)
Shahs of Persia (Zand dynasty)

Sadiq Khan, 1779-1782
Ali Murad Khan, 1782-1785
Jafar Khan, 1785-1789
Lotf Ali Khan, 1789-1794

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