About the day » Saturday June 2, 1770Calender converter

• Antonia Hellemons, Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1837)
• Eleonore Bretzenheim, Mannheim (D) († 1832)
• Francisca de Moraes, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil
• Gerrit Steven (Thomas) Peters, Wilp († 1838)
• Francisca Beernaert, Emelgem († 1822)
• Dieudonné CHAUDOIR, Liège, 62063, Liège, Belgique, Notre Dame aux Fonds († 1813)
• Cornelia Lourensdr. van Swieten, Stompwijk († 1855)
• Egidius Daems, Werchter
• Gerardus Buys, Loenhout, Hertogdom Brabant, Oostenrijkse Nederlanden († 1853)
• Geert Jeltes Mozes, Drogeham, Friesland, Nederland († 1832)

• Magdalena VAN SINT JAN (59), Beersel, 1650, Brabant Flamand, Belgique
• Jacob Hartog (1), Oudshoorn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Jan Andrieszoon MAKKINJE (78), Huizen (Noord-Holland)
• Catharine Marie von Møsting (55), Frederiksdal
• Jan Troost (1)
• Joannes Martinus Verelst (0), Herenthout, België
• Caleb Merriman Sr. (63), Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
• Booij, Kralingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Jan Andriesz Makkinje (78), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Claas Janssen Cornelius (0), Forlitz, Ostfriesland, Hannover

• 1739 » Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island († 1815)
• 1740 » Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician († 1814)
• 1743 » Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian occultist and explorer († 1795)
• 1773 » John Randolph of Roanoke, American planter and politician, 8th United States Ambassador to Russia († 1833)
• 1774 » William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician († 1850)
• 1813 » Daniel Pollen, Irish-New Zealand politician, 9th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1896)
• 1823 » Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec († 1905)
• 1835 » Pope Pius X († 1914)
• 1838 » Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg († 1900)
• 1840 » Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet († 1928)

• 1693 » John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1621)
• 1701 » Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (b. 1607)
• 1716 » Ogata Kōrin, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1658)
• 1754 » Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (b. 1680)
• 1761 » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
• 1785 » Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician and academic (b. 1713)
• 1806 » William Tate, English painter (b. 1747)
• 1853 » Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (b. 1777)
• 1865 » Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
• 1875 » Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)

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. Jean
15. John
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)
• 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 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.
• 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.
• November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

The temperature on June 2, 1770 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: dauw.