- 1780 in Canada
"See also:"
1779 in Canada ,
other events of 1780,1781 in Canada and thelist of 'years in Canada' .----
Events
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May 19 - At 2:00 P.M. complete darkness falls on New England and parts of eastern Canada. This has never been explained, though clouds of smoke from massive forest fires are the most likely cause.
*Quakers begin theUnderground Railroad to smuggle slaves to freedom in Canada.Births
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Jean-Baptiste Féré -inventor
*Marie-Anne Gaboury - female explorer
*James Fitzgibbon - British colonel who served in Canada for 45 yearsDeaths
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