The temperature on April 21, 1770 was about 8.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
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.
June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
Christening day July 22, 1770
The temperature on July 22, 1770 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
Day of death January 14, 1779
The temperature on January 14, 1779 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
Day of burial January 16, 1779
The temperature on January 16, 1779 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
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