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Born on Sunday January 28, 1770
- Albert Thomas (Boontje), Oldeboorn
- Adriaan Jacob de l'Ecluse, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
- alexandre françois PUGENGER, Sars-la-Bruyère (Belgium)
- Agnieszka Chadzynski, Bonkowo Zrody
- Adrianus Frishardt, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Albert Thomas Boontje, Oldeboorn, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana TOPS
- Aleida van Haaren, Duffelward, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Aarjaantje Willems Sloeserwij, Maartensdijk
- Adriaan Leonardus Engelsen den, Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1835)
Died on Sunday January 28, 1770
- Cornelia Isaak VAN HOOYDONK (44), Teteringen, Breda, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands
- Jan Imandsz ALLERLIEFSTE (8)
- Anje Derks (69), Westernieland
- Grietje Kool (3), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia IJsaak van Hooijdonk (44), Teteringen
- Cornelius Stuijts (48), Wuustwezel (Antwerpen) (België)
- Cornelius Cornelissen Stuijts (48), Wuustwezel (Gooreind)
- Guillain YASSE (48), Fauvillers, 82009, Luxembourg, Belgique
- Elizabeth ROBSON (69), Ansley, Warwickshire, England
- Cornelia Baltensd Van HEESTEREN (56)
Born on January 28
- 1712 » Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shōgun († 1761)
- 1717 » Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan († 1774)
- 1719 » Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic († 1749)
- 1726 » Christian Felix Weiße, German poet and playwright († 1802)
- 1755 » Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Polish-German physician, anthropologist, and paleontologist († 1830)
- 1784 » George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1860)
- 1797 » Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician († 1867)
- 1818 » George S. Boutwell, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1905)
- 1822 » Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian soldier, journalist, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada († 1892)
- 1833 » Charles George Gordon, English general and politician († 1885)
Died on January 28
- 1672 » Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1588)
- 1681 » Richard Allestree, English priest and academic (b. 1619)
- 1687 » Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (b. 1611)
- 1688 » Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (b. 1623)
- 1697 » Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, English general and politician (b. 1645)
- 1754 » Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian-Danish historian and philosopher (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1697)
- 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
- 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
- 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
Names that were popular for boys in 1770
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- John
- 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)
- 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 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 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."
- August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
Weather January 28, 1770
The temperature on January 28, 1770 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: donker.