1784
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Ancient Olympiads' not found.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s – 1780s – 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1781 1782 1783 – 1784 – 1785 1786 1787 |
1784 Media
March 22: The Emerald Buddha is installed at the Wat Phra Kaew
Govorner Jonathan Jennings, painting made in 1819
Denis Diderot, the editor of the Encyclopédie
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
1784 (MDCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1784th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 784th year of the 2nd millennium, the 84th year of the 18th century, and the 5th year of the 1780s decade. As of the start of 1784, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- The Congress of the United States signs a treaty to end the American Revolutionary War.
- The Methodist Church is started by John Wesley.
Births
- October 13 – King Ferdinand VII of Spain
- November 24 – Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States (d. 1850)
Deaths
- August 28 – Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary
- December 26 – Seth Warner, American Revolutionary War leader