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Born on Saturday August 18, 1770
- August von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (geboren Welf), Prinz, Schloss Antoinettenruh, Braunschweig, Deutschland(HRR) († 1820)
- Annemie Willem Brouwers, Lieshout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Anna Verhulst, Nispen
- Antje Dirks Fontein, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1770)
- Christina Leense, middelharnis (goeree overflakkee) († 1804)
- Ekke Hendriks Patroon, Oudeschoot, Friesland, Niederlande († 1811)
- Geertruij Sijnen, Hardewijk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1819)
- Christina Michielse Leense, Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- August VON BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBUTTEL († 1822)
- Adriaantje Zwoord, Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1827)
Died on Saturday August 18, 1770
- Jan Pieterse Stryker (86), Flatbush, Kings, New York, United States
- Marie Jeanne BRUNET (44), Audinghen, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
- Digna van Lieshout (34), Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- N.N. Schotting (0), Delft Nederland
- Jan Pieterse Strijker (86), Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Catharina N. (30), Meyenburg, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
- jeanne ANDRY (41), Pâturages (Belgium)
- Emma Bridget Rowlands (43)
- Elizabeth Chambless (44), Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey
- Francoise Mathilde DELORY (40), Lestrem, Pas-de-Calais, Frankrijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 18, 1770 at Delpher
Born on August 18
- 1720 » Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician († 1760)
- 1750 » Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor († 1825)
- 1754 » François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer († 1833)
- 1774 » Meriwether Lewis, American soldier, explorer, and politician († 1809)
- 1792 » John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1878)
- 1803 » Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General († 1881)
- 1807 » B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia († 1893)
- 1819 » Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia († 1876)
- 1822 » Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician († 1862)
- 1830 » Franz Joseph I of Austria († 1916)
Died on August 18
- 1648 » Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1615)
- 1683 » Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)
- 1707 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1660)
- 1765 » Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1708)
- 1815 » Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (b. 1759)
- 1823 » André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (b. 1769)
- 1842 » Louis de Freycinet, French explorer and navigator (b. 1779)
- 1850 » Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (b. 1799)
- 1886 » Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, invented the Mortise lock (b. 1795)
Names that were popular for boys in 1770
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Jean
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1770
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Marie
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1770
- 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 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
- April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
- 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.
- 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.
Weather August 18, 1770
The temperature on August 18, 1770 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.