About the day » Sunday December 2, 1770Calender converter

• Andries EIJKELKAMP, Vorden († 1847)
• Aletta Bos, Veenendaal († 1842)
• Aagje Muus, Wognum († 1831)
• Aldert Bekker, Leeuwarden († 1806)
• Aagje Pieters Muus, Wognum († 1831)
• Adriaan Quist, Oud Vossemeer, Nederland († 1816)
• Akke Sijmens de Jager, Jutrijp († 1845)
• Anna Cornelia BROCKHOVEN, Limbricht, Gemeente Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Nederland († 1843)
• Aafje Cornelisdr Prins, Broek op Langedijk, Noord Holland
• Anna Catharina Somers, Reet, 2840, Rumst, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1808)

• Joannes Cremers (39), Munstergeleen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Marie Jeanne Francoise DUPONT (74), Marles-les-Mines,62555,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
• Henricus Lanciers (67), Kampenhout, 1910, België
• Aartje Aarts Weijenberg Haze (0), Nunspeet, Gelderland, Nederland
• Mary Obedience Clay (60), Deep Creek, Accomack County, Virginia
• Antonia Jansd. (Ermers) Verbruggen (60), Mill
• Elisabeth (I) Megens (2), Berchem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Louise Frederike Juliana Dumaz van Montmartin (18), Regensburg, Oberpalts, Beieren
• Henricus Lanciers (67), Kampenhout
• Leendert Jansz KLEIJN (2)

• 1738 » Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general († 1775)
• 1754 » William Cooper, American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York († 1809)
• 1759 » James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society († 1828)
• 1760 » John Breckinridge, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General († 1806)
• 1760 » Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator († 1826)
• 1810 » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle († 1892)
• 1811 » Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture († 1885)
• 1817 » Heinrich von Sybel, German historian, academic, and politician († 1895)
• 1825 » Pedro II of Brazil († 1891)
• 1827 » William Burges, English architect and designer († 1881)

• 1694 » Pierre Puget, French painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1622)
• 1719 » Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian and author (b. 1634)
• 1723 » Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)
• 1726 » Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
• 1747 » Vincent Bourne, English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
• 1748 » Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)
• 1774 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (b. 1720)
• 1814 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
• 1844 » Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
• 1849 » Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Pieter
5. Cornelis
6. Joannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. John
15. Jean
16. Johann

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Catharina
5. Cornelia
6. Elisabeth
7. Joanna
8. Marie
9. Trijntje
10. Grietje
11. Neeltje
12. Antje
13. Aaltje
14. Elizabeth
15. Adriana
16. Jannetje

• 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)
• April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
• April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
• 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.
• June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
• August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
• August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.

The temperature on December 2, 1770 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: mist regen.