Historical Events In 1770

Jan 01   Date of action in the opera "Madeleine" in the year 1770.  

Jan 13   In the year 1770 de Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris  

Jan 19   Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan) in the year 1770.  

Jan 25   Francis Burdett, British politician in the year 1770.  

Jan 26   In the year 1770 alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly  

Feb 05   In the year 1770 alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)  

Feb 18   In the year 1770 johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer  

Feb 20   On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer  

Feb 22   In the year 1770 christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution  

Feb 22   In the year 1770 jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer  

Feb 26   Antoine Reicha, composer in the year 1770.  

Feb 26   Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Boston Massacre, British troops kill 5 in crowd. Crispus Attackus becomes 1st black to die for American freedom on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history crispus Attuks, slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre  

Mar 05   The Boston Massacre takes place when British soldiers kill five colonists who had been taunting them on this day in history.  

Mar 13   In the year 1770 daniel Lambert, England, giant (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death)  

Mar 25   Carl Friedrich Ebers, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 27   Giovanni B Tiepolo, Italian painter (Banquet of Cleopatra), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 28   On this day in history sophie Mereau, writer  

Apr 07   On this day in history the birth of William Wordsworth, English Poet  

Apr 07   On this day in history william Wordsworth, England, poet laureate (Prelude)  

Apr 09   Capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia) on this day in history.  

Apr 11   George Canning, (C) British PM (1827) on this day in history.  

Apr 12   Townsend Acts repealed on this day in history.  

Apr 14   On this day in history george Canning, London, British PM (1827)  

Apr 19   On this day in history amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname  

Apr 19   In the year 1770 esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 20   On this day in history capt Cook arrives in New South Wales  

Apr 28   Capt James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia in the year 1770.  

Apr 28   On this day in history marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60  

Apr 28   On this day in history nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs  

Apr 30   In the year 1770 david Thompson, English/Canadian explorer (Columbia River)  

May 01   On this day in history forby Sutherland is laid to rest at Botany Bay. He is the first European to be buried in New South Wales.  

May 01   In the year 1770 russian plague of 1770-1772 in Russia killing 50,000 people  

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Jan 25   Francis Burdett, British politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly was born in the year 1770.  

Feb 05   Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born in the year 1770.  

Feb 18   Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20   Ferdinando Carulli, composer was born in the year 1770.  

Feb 22   Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer was born in the year 1770.  

Feb 26   Antoine Reicha, composer was born in the year 1770.  

Mar 02   Louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (d. 1826) was born in the year 1770.  

Jan 07   Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (b. 1695) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history death of charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)  

Feb 22   Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution died in the year 1770.  

Feb 26   Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1770.  

Mar 05   Crispus Attuks, slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre died on this day in history.  

Mar 27   Giovanni B Tiepolo, Italian painter (Banquet of Cleopatra), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 25   On this day in history death of jean-Antoine Nollet, French abbot and physicist (b. 1700)