Historical Events In 1770

May 10   Charles Avison, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1770.  

May 10   Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians) on this day in history.  

May 16   Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France in the year 1770.  

May 16   Marie Antoinette (age 14) marries the future King Louis VI of France (age 15) in the year 1770.  

May 16   The Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married in the year 1770.  

May 19   On this day in history antoine-Charles Glachant, composer  

May 26   In the year 1770 the Orlov Revolt, a first attempt to revolt against the Turks before the Greek War of Independence ends in disaster for the Greeks.  

Jun 03   On this day in history manuel Belgrano, Argentina  

Jun 03   Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in Calif on this day in history.  

Jun 04   In the year 1770 james Hewitt, composer  

Jun 07   Earl of Liverpool, (C) British PM (1812-27) in the year 1770.  

Jun 11   Capt Cook runs aground on Australian Great Barrier Reef on this day in history.  

Jun 11   On this day in history capt James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia  

Jun 19   On this day in history general Church of New Jerusalem established  

Jun 28   On this day in history quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia  

Jul 05   Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish in the year 1770.  

Jul 07   Russian fleet, with British sailors as officers, defeats Turkish navy at Tchesme, Turkey in the year 1770.  

Jul 14   In the year 1770 david 't Kindt, Flemish architect (Mammelokker, Ghent), dies at 71  

Jul 26   Michael Schevenstuhl, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Aug 01   William Clark, Charlottsville VA, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition on this day in history.  

Aug 03   Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) on this day in history.  

Aug 22   On this day in history james Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia.  

Aug 24   Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies in the year 1770.  

Aug 26   Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42 in the year 1770.  

Aug 27   Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher/inventor (dialectic) in the year 1770.  

Sep 09   Bernard S Albinus, [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Sep 19   On this day in history johann G Repsold, German instrument maker  

Sep 30   On this day in history thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, English politician and diplomat  

Oct 01   On this day in history louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64  

Oct 01   On this day in history vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)  

Nov 05   Etienne P de Senancour, French author (Obermann) in the year 1770.  

Nov 08   On this day in history friedrich Witt, composer  

Nov 09   John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.  

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Jan 25   On this day in history birth of francis Burdett, British politician  

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

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

Feb 18   Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer was born in the year 1770.  

Feb 20   On this day in history birth of ferdinando Carulli, composer  

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer  

Feb 26   Antoine Reicha, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history birth of louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (d. 1826)  

Jan 07   In the year 1770 death of carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (b. 1695)  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1770 francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72  

Mar 05   In the year 1770 death of crispus Attuks, slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre  

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

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

Apr 25   Jean-Antoine Nollet, French abbot and physicist (b. 1700) died in the year 1770.