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Born on Sunday January 21, 1770
- Adriana Marcelis, Baarle Nassau
- Adriana (Arijaantje) Trouwborst, Ouderkerk aan de IJssel († 1846)
- Aaltjen Nachtegaal, Laren
- Adrianus Eijkemans, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1830)
- Anna Margaretha Balsing, Wanneperveen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1814)
- Anna Hendriks, Heijen, Limburg, Nederland († 1842)
- Adriana Jacobs Marcelis, Baarle Nassau
- Aaltjen Rekers, Enschede († 1829)
- "Adrianus" Adriaan Adriaan, Schijndel, NL
- Afijn Derks, Stedum
Died on Sunday January 21, 1770
- Engbert Wassink, Ruurlo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Ebenezer Bancroft Jr. (69), Lunenburg, Worcester Co., British Province of Massachusetts Bay (13 Colonies)
- Hannah Dunn Bonham (74), Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria NUTTINCK (63), Denderhoutem, 41010, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Antje TONNIS (30), Vliedorp, Ulrum, De Marne, Groningen, Nederland
- Hendrikje Lucasdr Steenbergen (55), De Wijk
- Adriaan Cornelisz van Staveren
- Ignatius de Bruyckere (58), Sint-Kruis, België
- Elizabeth THOMPSON (25), Shillington, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
- Dymphna Joris (41), Vlimmeren
Born on January 21
- 1738 » Ethan Allen, American general († 1789)
- 1741 » Chaim of Volozhin, Orthodox rabbi († 1821)
- 1763 » Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre († 1794)
- 1775 » Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer († 1832)
- 1784 » Peter De Wint, English painter († 1849)
- 1788 » William Henry Smyth, Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist
- 1796 » Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz († 1880)
- 1797 » Joseph Méry, French author and journalist († 1866)
- 1800 » Theodor Fliedner, German Lutheran minister († 1864)
- 1801 » John Batman, Australian entrepreneur and explorer († 1839)
Died on January 21
- 1722 » Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1661)
- 1731 » Ignjat Đurđević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1675)
- 1773 » Alexis Piron, French playwright and author (b. 1689)
- 1774 » Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1717)
- 1775 » Yemelyan Pugachev, Russian rebel (b. 1742)
- 1789 » Baron d'Holbach, French-German philosopher and author (b. 1723)
- 1793 » Louis XVI of France (b. 1754)
- 1795 » Samuel Wallis, English navigator and explorer (b. 1728)
- 1809 » Josiah Hornblower, American engineer and politician (b. 1729)
- 1814 » Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
Names that were popular for boys in 1770
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
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 » 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.
- 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 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).
The weather on Sunday January 21, 1770
The temperature on January 21, 1770 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: droog.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI