Page 3: Historical Events In 1770

Nov 08   Friedrich Witt, composer   

Nov 09   John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician.   

Nov 13   George Grenville, British premier (1763-65)/Stamp Act, dies at 58.   

Nov 17   Gian Francesco de Majo, composer, dies at 38   

Nov 19   Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen, Copenhagen Denmark, sculptor (Dying Lion).   

Nov 25   Explorer Samuel Hearne returns to Prince of Wales fort on Hudson Bay after failing to reach the Coppermine River.   

Nov 28   F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V and Wilhelmina of Prussia.   

Nov 29   Peter Hansel, composer.   

Dec 05   James Stirling, Scot mathematician (Formula of Stirling), dies at 78   

Dec 09   Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer, dies at 80.   

Dec 10   Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80   

Dec 13   John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer.   

Dec 16   Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on Dec. 16, 1770 (baptized on Dec. 17, 1770)   

Dec 16   Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy)   

Dec 17   Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer   

Dec 17   Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on Dec. 16, 1770 (baptized on Dec. 17, 1770)   

Dec 17   Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer is born.   

Dec 26   Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba)   

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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)