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Born on Tuesday January 2, 1770
- Antonetta Fransen, Vierlingsbeek
- Barbara Contantia Pattyn, Geluwe († 1826)
- Adrianus Klaassen, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1840)
- Alegundis Moonen, Goirle
- Arnoldus van Bebber, Kranenburg
- Benoit VanderGheynst, Ronse
- Bernardus Spijk, Silvolde († 1814)
- Adriana Antonia Rombouts, Princenhage († 1770)
- anne jh. BOTTE, Gottignies (Belgium) Hainaut
- Catharina Aleid Schlickelmann, Mettingen, Westphalia, Prussia (Germany)
Died on Tuesday January 2, 1770
- Chatarina Ketelaars, Moergestel, Netherlands
- Augustin Picavet (29), Hem, North, Hauts-De-France
- Johann Adolph BÖCKING (74), Traben-Trarbach, 56831, Rheinland-Pfalz, Allemagne
- Johann Adolph Böcking (74), Traben-Trarbach, Landkreis Bernkastel Wittlich, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
- Charles Emmanuel Hébert (61), La Prairie, Quebec, Canada
- Elisabeth Imhof (34), Banfe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Eccius Fraterman (85), Heusden
- Chatarina Ketelaars, Moergestel
- Gertrudis Geertruy MUNSTERS (29), Deurne,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Johanna Margaretha Rammelman-Dubbelinck (63), Delden, Overijssel, Nederland NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 2, 1770 at Delpher
Born on January 2
- 1713 » Marie Dumesnil, French actress († 1803)
- 1727 » James Wolfe, English general († 1759)
- 1732 » František Brixi, Czech organist and composer († 1771)
- 1777 » Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor and educator († 1857)
- 1803 » Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja, Italian mathematician and academic († 1869)
- 1822 » Rudolf Clausius, Polish-German physicist and mathematician († 1888)
- 1827 » Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and statistician († 1914)
- 1833 » Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician († 1893)
- 1836 » Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author († 1917)
- 1836 » Queen Emma of Hawaii († 1885)
Died on January 2
- 1726 » Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1688)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (b. 1690)
- 1850 » Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (b. 1789)
- 1861 » Frederick William IV of Prussia (b. 1795)
- 1892 » George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1801)
- 1904 » James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (b. 1821)
- 1913 » Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855)
- 1915 » Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830)
- 1917 » Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877)
- 1920 » Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
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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 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
- May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
- June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
- 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.
Weather January 2, 1770
The temperature on January 2, 1770 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: donker zeer betrokken.