Preceded by: Meiwa The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... Catherine IIs soldiers in the Russo-Turkish War, by Alexandre Benois. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... ... This article is about the year 1776. ... Year 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Meiwa (æå) was a Japanese era after HÅreki and before Anei and spanned from 1764 to 1772. ...