Historical Events In 1770

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

Jan 13   De Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris.   

Jan 19   Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan)   

Jan 25   Francis Burdett, British politician   

Jan 26   Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly.   

Feb 05   Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)   

Feb 18   Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer.   

Feb 20   Ferdinando Carulli, composer.   

Feb 22   Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, is recorded as becoming 1st martyr of US Revolution.   

Feb 22   Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer.   

Feb 26   Antoine Reicha, composer.   

Feb 26   Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72.   

Mar 05   Boston Massacre, British troops kill 5 in crowd. Crispus Attackus is recorded as becoming 1st black to die for American freedom   

Mar 05   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   

Mar 13   Daniel Lambert, England, giant (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death).   

Mar 25   Carl Friedrich Ebers, composer.   

Mar 27   Giovanni B Tiepolo, Italian painter (Banquet of Cleopatra), dies at 73   

Mar 28   Sophie Mereau, writer.   

Apr 07   William Wordsworth, England, poet laureate (Prelude).   

Apr 07   William Wordsworth, English Poet is born   

Apr 09   Capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)   

Apr 11   George Canning, (C) British PM (1827)   

Apr 12   Townsend Acts repealed.   

Apr 14   George Canning, London, British PM (1827)   

Apr 19   Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname.   

Apr 19   Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74.   

Apr 20   Capt Cook arrives in New South Wales.   

Apr 28   Capt James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia   

Apr 28   Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60.   

Apr 28   Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs   

Apr 30   David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer (Columbia River)   

May 01   Forby Sutherland is laid to rest at Botany Bay. He is the inaugural European to be buried in New South Wales   

May 01   Russian plague of 1770-1772 in Russia killing 50000 people.   

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Jan 25   Francis burdett: British politician   

Jan 26   Alexander carlyle: Moderator of general assembly   

Feb 05   Alexandre brongniart: Paris, mineralogist/geologist (tertiary)   

Feb 18   Johann christian heinrich rinck: Composer   

Feb 20   Ferdinando carulli: Composer   

Feb 22   Jan matyas nepomuk august vitasek: Composer   

Feb 26   Antoine reicha: Composer   

Mar 02   Louis gabriel suchet: French marshal   

Jan 07   Carl gustaf tessin: Swedish politician (b. 1695)   

Jan 20   Charles yorke: Lord chancellor of great britain (b. 1722)   

Feb 22   Christopher snider: Aged 11, boston, becomes 1st martyr of us revolution   

Feb 26   Francois hanot: Composer,   

Mar 05   Crispus attuks: Slave, is 1st of 5 killed during boston massacre   

Mar 27   Giovanni b tiepolo: Italian painter (banquet of cleopatra),    

Apr 19   Esprit joseph antoine blanchard: Composer,   

Apr 25   Jean-antoine nollet: French abbot and physicist (b. 1700)