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Born on Tuesday January 23, 1770
- Baron. Johan Karel Elias van Lynden, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1825)
- Cornelis Willems van Berkel, Oosterhout († 1843)
- Christina Sophia Ströhmann, Nenderoth, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany († 1771)
- Anna Maria Elisabeth* Wilhelmina Vißing, Wüllen († 1839)
- Béatrice SIMON, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse,4101,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Elisabeth Hackler, Oberndorf, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1825)
- Anne (Marie) Catherine SCHEPERS, Houthalen, 72039, Limburg, Belgique
- Aleijda Snijder, Zutphen
- Catharina Maria de Ridder, Leiden
- Anthonius van de Lisdonck, Moergestel, Nederland († 1845)
Died on Tuesday January 23, 1770
- Abraham Beaumont (66), Deershaw, Yorkshire, Kingdom of England
- Aegidius (Gilles) Simon (68), Amsterdam
- Christophe TETARD (69), Saint-Augustin,77515,Seine-et-Marne,Île-de-France,FRANCE
- Anna Catherina MARTINI (60), Memmelsdorf
- Guilenus de Marle (64)
- Caetje Wouters de Noo (75), Rotterdam
- Arie Ameriksz Schaap (80), Katwijk aan Zee
- Catarina Wouters de Noo (75), Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catherine Joseph Ghislain Mercier (3), Nivelles, 1400, Brabant wallon, Belgique
- Arij Amerikszn Schaap (80), Katwijk aan Zee
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 23, 1770 at Delpher
Born on January 23
- 1719 » John Landen, English mathematician and theorist († 1790)
- 1737 » John Hancock, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts († 1793)
- 1745 » William Jessop, English engineer, built the Cromford Canal († 1814)
- 1752 » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1832)
- 1780 » Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general († 1827)
- 1783 » Stendhal, French novelist († 1842)
- 1786 » Auguste de Montferrand, French-Russian architect, designed Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Alexander Column († 1858)
- 1799 » Alois Negrelli, Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer active in the Austrian Empire († 1858)
- 1809 » Surendra Sai, Indian activist († 1884)
- 1813 » Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist († 1895)
Died on January 23
- 1744 » Giambattista Vico, Italian historian and philosopher (b. 1668)
- 1785 » Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1717)
- 1789 » Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (b. 1724)
- 1789 » John Cleland, English author (b. 1709)
- 1800 » Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1749)
- 1803 » Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer, founded Guinness (b. 1725)
- 1805 » Claude Chappe, French engineer (b. 1763)
- 1806 » William Pitt the Younger, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
- 1810 » Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist and physicist (b. 1776)
- 1812 » Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (b. 1764)
Names that were popular for boys in 1770
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- John
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1770
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Marie
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1770
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
- April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
- April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
- May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
- August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
- November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
Weather January 23, 1770
The temperature on January 23, 1770 was about 8.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: mottig donker omtrent helder.