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Born on Saturday February 3, 1770
- Catharina Francisca Van Cleemput, Hamme, Sint-Anna (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) († 1836)
- Adolphina Louisa Maria van LOM, Geldern, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1826)
- Amandus MINOT, Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Veldhuis, Roelof († 1824)
- Adolphine Louise Maria van Lom, Geldern (D) († 1826)
- Dirk, Putten
- Anna Maria Hancker (Hanker), Darme, DE († 1826)
- Barbara Reyniers, Londerzeel, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1799)
- Cornelius Mostmans, Rijkevorsel († 1848)
- Adriaan Verweijen, Schaft († 1844)
Died on Saturday February 3, 1770
- Johanna Joris~Jan Snepvangers (73), Klein Zundert
- Johannes Peters (48)
- Grietjen te Velthuijs (39), Geesteren
- Cleophas Coccius (48), Ter Heijde
- Anna Claase (65), Brandwijk, zh.nld
- Hermina ter Haar, Oldenzaal
- Jan (Johannes) Edelijn, Amsterdam, Heilige of Leidschekerkhof, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Geesje Limburg (45), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Johan van Ghesel (38), Amsterdam
- Anna Claas, Brandwijk, Molenwaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 3, 1770 at Delpher
Born on February 3
- 1736 » Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer and theorist († 1809)
- 1747 » Samuel Osgood, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Postmaster General († 1813)
- 1757 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon († 1833)
- 1763 » Caroline von Wolzogen, German author († 1847)
- 1777 » John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author († 1836)
- 1790 » Gideon Mantell, English scientist († 1852)
- 1795 » Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia († 1830)
- 1807 » Joseph E. Johnston, American general and politician († 1891)
- 1809 » Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor († 1847)
- 1811 » Horace Greeley, American journalist and politician († 1872)
Died on February 3
- 1618 » Philip II, duke of Pomerania (b. 1573)
- 1619 » Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1564)
- 1737 » Tommaso Ceva, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1648)
- 1802 » Pedro Rodríguez, Spanish statesman and economist (b. 1723)
- 1813 » Juan Bautista Cabral, Argentinian sergeant (b. 1789)
- 1820 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1762)
- 1832 » George Crabbe, English surgeon and poet (b. 1754)
- 1862 » Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1774)
- 1866 » François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet, author, and historian (b. 1809)
- 1873 » Isaac Baker Brown, English gynecologist and surgeon (b. 1811)
Names that were popular for boys in 1770
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Joseph
- Jean
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1770
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Trijntje
- Jans
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Antje
- 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.
- May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
- 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.
The weather on Saturday February 3, 1770
The temperature on February 3, 1770 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: donker zeer betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI