In history, year 1770 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1770.
British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour, the first European ship to land in eastern Australia, reached the coast of Botany Bay near present-day Sydney.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, a historic Catholicmission church in present-day Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and the site of the first Christian confirmation in Alta California, was established.
Capt. James Cook discovered Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Cook explored thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas of the globe, surveying, recording and naming features for the first time. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometers.
The battle of Larga took place Ottoman Empire and Russian empire. This battle took place on the bank of Larga River. This battle resulted in decisive victory of Russian army.
