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| Years in Russia: | 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s |
| Years: | 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 |
Events from the year 1776 in Russia
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Abdulhamid or Abdul Hamid I was the 27th sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1774 to 1789.
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of Sail.
Joseph Billings was an English navigator, hydrographer and explorer who spent the most significant part of his life in Russian service.
Paul I was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination. Officially, he was the only son of Peter III and Catherine the Great, although Catherine hinted that he was fathered by her lover Sergei Saltykov. Paul remained overshadowed by his mother for most of his life. He adopted the laws of succession to the Russian throne—rules that lasted until the end of the Romanov dynasty and of the Russian Empire. He also intervened in the French Revolutionary Wars and toward the end of his reign, added Kartli and Kakheti in Eastern Georgia into the empire, which was confirmed by his son and successor Alexander I.
Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE was a Prussian zoologist, botanist, ethnographer, explorer, geographer, geologist, natural historian, and taxonomist. He studied natural sciences at various Universities in early modern Germany and worked primarily in the Russian Empire between 1767 and 1810.
The Udmurts are a Permian (Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. During the course of the Russian Empire, Udmurts have been referred to mainly as Chud Otyatskaya, Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks, all being exonyms. Today such exonyms are considered offensive by Udmurts themselves and are mainly used against those who have forgotten Udmurt language. They are close to Komis to their north both linguistically and culturally.
Johann Anton Güldenstädt was a Baltic German naturalist and explorer in Russian service.
Maria Feodorovna became Empress of Russia as the second wife of Emperor Paul I. She founded the Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria.
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden was heir apparent of the Margraviate of Baden.
Captain Charles Clerke was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration, three with Captain James Cook. When Cook was killed during his 3rd expedition to the Pacific, Clerke took command but died later in the voyage from tuberculosis.
The relations between the Russian Empire and the United States (1776–1917) predate the Soviet Russia/Soviet Union–United States relations (1917–1991) and the modern Russia–United States relations (1991–present). Russia officially recognized the United States in 1803, and the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1809. From 1776 to 1917 the US and Russia maintained cordial relations, with occasional cultural and commercial exchanges. Russia was neutral during the American Civil War, but tended to favor the North; in contrast to Britain’s policy of favoring The South. It sold Alaska on favorable terms in 1867. However, there were also tensions between the two countries, particularly over mistreatment of Jews in Russia in the 1890-1914 era. Trade relations were cordial but were never a major factor for either nation. Large-scale migration from Russia began in the late 19th century. Minorities emigrated to the U.S. especially Jews, Poles, Lithuanians, and Finns, but few ethnic Russians. In the late 19th century, the two countries began to cooperate on issues such as maritime law and trade. This cooperation continued into the early 20th century. The U.S. was reluctant to become an ally of the undemocratic Tsar in World War I. His abdication in early 1917 facilitated American entry into the war. Overall, the relations were characterized by occasional cooperation and limited engagement, with both countries primarily focused on their own domestic and international priorities.
Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic) and Field Lithuanian Hetman from 1780 to 1791, Great Lithuanian Treasurer from 1791, Great Lithuanian Marshal from 1793. Member of the Targowica Confederation.
Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias, sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias, was a Greek statesman who was one of the most distinguished politicians and diplomats of 19th century Europe. Capodistrias' involvement in politics begun as a minister of the Septinsular Republic in early 19th century. He went on to serve as the Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire from 1816 until his abdication in 1822, when he became increasingly active in supporting the Greek war of independence that broke out a year earlier. After a long and distinguished career in European politics and diplomacy, he was elected as the first head of state of independent Greece at the 1827 Third National Assembly at Troezen and served as Governor of Greece between 1828 and 1831. For his significant contribution during his governance, he is recognised as the founder of the modern Greek state, and the architect of Greek independence.
Events from the year 1709 in Denmark.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1776 was adopted on 19 September 2007.
Relations between the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the United States date back to 1796 when the U.S. was recognized by the Kingdom of Naples. Relations with the Kingdom continued when Naples reunified with the Kingdom of Sicily which founded the Kingdom of Two Sicilies in 1816. Formal relations were not established until 1832. Diplomatic relations ceased in 1861 when Two Sicilies was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy.
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