The temperature on June 3, 1770 was about 14.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: regen mottig. Source: KNMI
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.
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 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 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.
Day of marriage October 12, 1789
The temperature on October 12, 1789 was about 10.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
March 4 » In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
September 22 » Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
Day of death October 4, 1790
The temperature on October 4, 1790 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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