Page 2: Historical Events In 1770

May 01   On this day in history smallpox in Pacific Northwest natives   

May 04   Christian Gottfried Krause, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

May 10   In the year 1770 charles Avison, composer, dies at 61   

May 10   Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians) in the year 1770.   

May 16   On this day in history marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France   

May 16   Marie Antoinette (age 14) marries the future King Louis VI of France (age 15) on this day in history.   

May 16   On this day in history the Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married   

May 19   Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer on this day in history.   

May 26   On this day in history 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   Manuel Belgrano, Argentina in the year 1770.   

Jun 03   Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in Calif in the year 1770.   

Jun 04   James Hewitt, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Earl of Liverpool, (C) British PM (1812-27) on this day in history.   

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   General Church of New Jerusalem established on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1770 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 in the year 1770.   

Jul 06   Battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Russian fleet, with British sailors as officers, defeats Turkish navy at Tchesme, Turkey on this day in history.   

Jul 14   David 't Kindt, Flemish architect (Mammelokker, Ghent), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1770 michael Schevenstuhl, composer, dies at 65   

Aug 01   In the year 1770 william Clark, Charlottsville VA, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition   

Aug 03   In the year 1770 frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

Aug 22   James Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia in the year 1770.   

Aug 24   Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Bernard S Albinus, [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist, dies at 73 in the year 1770.   

Sep 19   Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker on this day in history.   

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

Oct 01   Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799) in the year 1770.   

Nov 05   Etienne P de Senancour, French author (Obermann) 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   On this day in history birth of johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer   

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   In the year 1770 birth of antoine Reicha, composer   

Mar 02   In the year 1770 birth of louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (d. 1826)   

Jan 07   Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (b. 1695) died in the year 1770.   

Jan 20   In the year 1770 death of charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)   

Feb 22   On this day in history death of christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution   

Feb 26   On this day in history francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72   

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

Mar 27   On this day in history giovanni B Tiepolo, Italian painter (Banquet of Cleopatra), dies at 73   

Apr 19   Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1770.   

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