Events and Trends

For more events, see 18th century

• United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress (July 4, 1776). 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.
• Abol Fath Khan accends to the throne of Persia as the second Shah of the Zand dynasty in 1779.

World Leaders

• Emperor Ch'ien Lung (China)
• King Christian VII (Denmark and Norway)
• King Louis XV (France)
• King Louis XVI (France)

1770s

1770au | 1770'erne | 1770er | Años 1770 | Années 1770 | 1770í | 1770년대 | 1770a yari | 1770-тæ | Anni 1770 | 1770-es évek | 1770-1779 | 1770年代 | 1770-årene | Lata 70. XVIII wieku | Década de 1770 | Anii 1770 | 1770-е | 70. roky 18. storočia | 1770. | 1770-luku | 1770-talet | 1770年代