The temperature on August 19, 1770 was about 23.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
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 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
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).
July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
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