7 April 1770Birth of William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth
Birth of William Wordsworth
Historical records for Great Britain in 1770, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Birth of William Wordsworth
Birth of George Canning
Birth of Edward Codrington
Birth of Robert Banks Jenkinson
James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny which he patents in 1770
Appoints Lord North as his own Minister from a party of "Kings friends"
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
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
Appointed Rear Admiral
Repeals the Townshend Acts, except duty on tea, in response to unrest in America
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
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
Publication of "Thoughts On the Present Discontents"
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