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Born on Sunday January 14, 1770
- Afke Gales, Niebert († 1831)
- Alida (Aaltje) Kamerman, Veen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1851)
- Adriana van der Lelij, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Stikkelorum, Leiden
- Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Warschau, Warszawa, Poland († 1861)
- Abram Stikkelorum, Leiden
- Adriana van Rijsdam, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- adriaantje leenheer, carnisse (zuid holland) († 1846)
- Adam Smith, Rockingham, Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony († 1825)
- Abraham van Suchtelen, Hees,Gemeente Nijmegen,Gelderland,Netherlands († 1842)
Died on Sunday January 14, 1770
- Dirkjen Ages
- Dirkjen Ages (35), Woudsend, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Joannes Jonas Michielsen, Meer, Antwerpen, Berlgië
- Anna Margretha Hild (0), Odersberg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
- Geertje Cornelisse van Leijden (49), Nieuwkoop
- Evert Paulus Scheltema (39), Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands
- Geertje Cornelisse van Leijden (25), Nieuwkoop
- Anna Katharina Schwingel (39), Oberlinksweiler, Saarland, Allemagne
- Evert Scheltema (39), Franeker, Friesland, Nederland
- Joannes Michielsen (71), Meer, België
Born on January 14
- 1741 » Benedict Arnold, American-British general († 1801)
- 1767 » Maria Theresa of Austria († 1827)
- 1780 » Henry Baldwin, American judge and politician († 1844)
- 1792 » Christian de Meza, Danish general († 1865)
- 1793 » John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician († 1852)
- 1798 » Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1872)
- 1800 » Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher († 1877)
- 1806 » Charles Hotham, English-Australian soldier and politician, 1st Governor of Victoria († 1855)
- 1806 » Matthew Fontaine Maury, American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian († 1873)
- 1818 » Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist († 1898)
Died on January 14
- 1701 » Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō (b. 1628)
- 1742 » Edmond Halley, English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist (b. 1656)
- 1753 » George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (b. 1685)
- 1766 » Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)
- 1776 » Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (b. 1713)
- 1786 » Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)
- 1786 » Michael Arne, English organist and composer (b. 1741)
- 1823 » Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (b. 1760)
- 1825 » George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (b. 1741)
- 1833 » Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (b. 1759)
Names that were popular for boys in 1770
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1770
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Jans
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
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 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 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.
The weather on Sunday January 14, 1770
The temperature on January 14, 1770 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: rijp.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI