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.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1770 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 05 march | British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, Massachusetts,killing five civilians. |
| 29 april | 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. |
| 03 june | 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. |
| 11 june | 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. |
| 01 july | Lexell's Comet passed closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.015 AU. |
| 07 july | 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. |
| 11 June | Captain James Cooke discovered the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. |
| 14 September | Freedom of the press was recognized in Denmark. |
| 19 April | Captain James Cook became the first Western man to reach Australia. |
| 28 January | Frederick North Augustus became Prime Minister of Great Britain following the resignation of Fitz Roy. |
| 26 March | English explorer Captain James Cook and HMS Endeavor his crew completed the circumnavigation of New Zealand. |
| 20 April | Georgian king Erikle II defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Aspindra. |
| 16 May | Marie Antoinette married Louis-Auguste, who later became King Louis XVI of France). |
| 19 June | The General Church of New Jerusalem was established. |
| 06 July | Battle of Cesme: Russian fleet defeated Turkish army. |
| 01 August | The Battle of Kagal: 150,000 Turks were eliminated by Russian commander Puert Romintsov. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1770:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 01 August | William Clark / Soldier / United States of America |
| 01 June | Friedrich Laun / Author / Germany |
| 02 March | Louis-Gabriel Suchet / General / France |
| 03 June | Manuel Belgrano / Economist / Argentina |
| 03 April | Theodoros Kolokotronis / General / Greece |
| 04 March | Joseph Jacotot / Philosopher / France |
| 07 April | William Wordsworth / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 07 June | Robert Jenkinson / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 09 April | Thomas Johann Seebeck / Academic / Germany |
| 10 May | Louis-Nicolas Davout / Politician / France |
| 11 April | George Canning / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 13 July | Alexander Balashov / Politician / Russia |
| 13 March | Daniel Lambert / Animal Breeder / United Kingdom |
| 15 May | Ezekiel Hart / Politician / Canada |
| 17 December | Ludwig Van Beethoven / Musician / United States of America |
| 19 November | Bertel Thorvaldsen / Academic / Denmark |
| 20 June | Moses Waddel / Academic / United States of America |
| 25 April | Georg Sverdrup / Philologist / Norway |
| 27 August | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel / Philosopher / Germany |
| 30 April | David Thompson / Cartographer / United Kingdom |