1780 in Canada
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See also: 1779 in Canada, other events of 1780, 1781 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- 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 the Underground Railroad to smuggle slaves to freedom in Canada.
Births
- Jean-Baptiste Féré - inventor
- Marie-Anne Gaboury - female explorer
- James Fitzgibbon - British colonel who served in Canada for 45 years
Deaths
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