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Born on Sunday October 7, 1770
- Aagje Engel Beunder, Edam († 1823)
- Aagje Dirksd Reinders, Texel, den Hoorn. nh.nld († 1847)
- Aagje Dirks de Vries, Den Hoorn († 1847)
- Adrianus Grootenboer, Sommelsdijk († 1835)
- Aagje de Vries, Den Burg (Texel)
- Alexander Robb, Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Alijda Adriana Post, Erichem
- Aaltjen Bruinink, Twekkelo († 1804)
- Adrianus Cornelis de Jongh, Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1837)
- Adrianus De Jong, Zundert, Noord-Brabant,Netherlands († 1837)
Died on Sunday October 7, 1770
- Adriana Vermeulen (35), Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Joannes Baptista ( Jullie ) Gillie (51), Beerst
- Joanna Foolen (3)
- Annetje Varkevisser (0), Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria EERTMANS (0), Zutendaal, Province of Limburg, Belgium
- Dirk Willem van der Brugghen (53), Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands
- Jan Hindriks, Wildervank
- Johannes Michael Himmelgeist (14), Landkreis Düsseldorf, Derendorf, Rheinland, Deutschland
- Dirk Willem van der Brugghen (53), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Joanna Maria TRUYMAN (41), De Klinge
Born on October 7
- 1713 » Granville Elliott, English general († 1759)
- 1728 » Caesar Rodney, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Delaware († 1784)
- 1744 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg († 1819)
- 1746 » William Billings, American composer and educator († 1800)
- 1748 » Charles XIII of Sweden († 1818)
- 1769 » Solomon Sibley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit († 1846)
- 1786 » Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1871)
- 1798 » Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, French instrument maker and businessman († 1875)
- 1819 » Ann Eliza Smith, American author and patriot († 1905)
- 1821 » Richard H. Anderson, American general († 1879)
Died on October 7
- 1651 » Jacques Sirmond, French scholar (b. 1559)
- 1653 » Fausto Poli, Italian cardinal (b. 1581)
- 1708 » Guru Gobind Singh, Indian 10th Sikh guru (b. 1666)
- 1772 » John Woolman, American preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720)
- 1787 » Henry Muhlenberg, German-American pastor and missionary (b. 1711)
- 1792 » George Mason, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
- 1793 » Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, President of the Board of Trade (b. 1718)
- 1796 » Thomas Reid, Scottish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1710)
- 1849 » Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (b. 1809)
- 1884 » Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (b. 1829)
Names that were popular for boys in 1770
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Jean
- 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.
- May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
- June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
- July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
- August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
Weather October 7, 1770
The temperature on October 7, 1770 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: donker zeer betrokken.