1780 in literature

See also: 1779 in literature, other events of 1780, 1781 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Richard Brinsley Sheridan elected to Parliament

New books

• Alwyn – Thomas Holcroft
• Geschichten der Schweizer – Johannes von Müller

Births

• June 1 – Carl von Clausewitz
• August 1 – Francis Scott Key
• December 20 – John Wilson Croker

Deaths

• April 29 – Claude Joseph Dorat, "Le Chevalier Dorat"
• September 23 – Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, salon hostess