Birth of Louis-Gabriel Suchet
Birth of Louis-Gabriel Suchet
Historical events in 1770
33 historical records
March 17702 historical events
Boston Massacre
After the Boston Massacre a meeting of citizens at Faneuil Hall appoints a committee, which includes Hancock, to meet with Governor Hutchinson and Colonel Dalrymple to demand the removal of the troops
April 17703 historical events
Birth of William Wordsworth
Birth of William Wordsworth
Birth of George Canning
Birth of George Canning
Birth of Edward Codrington
Birth of Edward Codrington
May 17701 historical events
Marriage
Marries Marie Antoinette
July 17703 historical events
Battle of Chesma
Defeats the Turks near the Island of Chios off Anatolia
Battle of Chesma
Catherine makes Russia the dominant power in south-eastern Europe after her war against the Ottoman Empire which see major victories at Chesma and Kagul
Battle of Kagul
Catherine makes Russia the dominant power in south-eastern Europe after her war against the Ottoman Empire which see major victories at Chesma and Kagul
December 17701 historical events
Mitridate re di Ponto
Mitridate re di Ponto premieres successfully in Milan.
Exhibition of Waxworks
Opens an exhibition of life size wax figures
Marriage
Marries Louis, the French dauphin & future Louis XVI
Neue Lieder
Publication of "Neue Lieder"
Birth of Frederick William III
Birth of Frederick William III, son of Frederick William II
Birth of Friedrich Hegel
Birth of Friedrich Hegel
Professor of Logic and Metaphysics
Kant is appointed professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Konigsberg.
Discharge
Discharged from the Army by Frederick the Great
Major
Appointed Major, rejoins the Army
Reform of Colonial Taxation
Repeals the Townshend Acts, except duty on tea, in response to unrest in America
Rule of Falkland Islands
Spain attacks Port Egmont, ending the British presence, The expulsion of the British settlement brings the two countries to the brink of war, but a peace Treaty allows the British to return in 1771 with neither side relinquishing sovereignty
Siege of Port Egmont
Spain attacks Port Egmont, ending the British presence, The expulsion of the British settlement brings the two countries to the brink of war, but a peace Treaty allows the British to return in 1771 with neither side relinquishing sovereignty
Kings Friends
Appoints Lord North as his own Minister from a party of "Kings friends"
Thoughts on the Present Discontents
Publication of "Thoughts On the Present Discontents"
Birth of Robert Banks Jenkinson
Birth of Robert Banks Jenkinson
Greenwich Lunar Observations Support Navigation
Observatory measurements contributed to improving predictions used to calculate a ship's longitude. The change strengthened the relationship between astronomy and accurate clocks.
Ship Repair Supports Salthouse Traffic
Facilities adjacent to the basin could service sailing vessels engaged in Liverpool's expanding commerce. The episode shows how specialised basins became part of a larger harbour system.
Oxford Canal
Surveying of the route and initial construction were originally supervised by the celebrated engineer James Brindley, assisted by Samuel Simcock who was also Brindley's brother-in-law
Industrial Revolution
James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny which he patents in 1770
Oxford Canal
Surveying of the route and initial construction were originally supervised by the celebrated engineer James Brindley, assisted by Samuel Simcock who was also Brindley's brother-in-law
Rear Admiral
Appointed Rear Admiral
Miserere Transcription
Famously writes down Allegri's Miserere after hearing it in Rome.
Marshal
Appointed Marshal against the Turks, 1st term
Capture of Navarino
The Russian Fleet sails into the Mediterranean & captures Navarino