1780 in France explained

Events from the year 1780 in France

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Louis XVI^[1]

Events

• 17 April  - Battle of Martinique

Births

• 6 August  - Georges Humann, financier and politician (died 1842)

Deaths

• 25 January  - André Levret, obstetrician (born 1703)
• 12 April  - Camille, Prince of Marsan, nobleman and Prince of Lorraine (born 1725)
• 3 August  - Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, philosopher (born 1715)^[2]
• 14 October  - Pierre-Joseph Bourcet, tactician, general, chief of staff, mapmaker and military educator (born 1700)
• 16 November  - Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert, poet (born 1750)
• 15 December  - Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay, naval officer (born 1723)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XVI . www.bbc.co.uk . 24 June 2022.
2. Encyclopedia: Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de . 172 . . 5 . 1916 . 2 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . da . 12 May 2015 .