About the day » Tuesday May 15, 1770Calender converter

• Annigje Annes Kunst († 1836)
• Andre Josse van Buijnder van Bunderen, Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Aldegonda Jansen Huijbers, Zeeland (N.Br.) († 1798)
• Claasje Aartsen Jansen, Renkum,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1845)
• Anna Catharina Janssen, Elsloo (Stein), Limburg, Nederland († 1839)
• Franciscus Joannes Vanderstappen, Humelgem
• CORNEILLE VAN STEEN, Wijnegem († 1825)
• Claasje, Renkum († 1845)
• Claartje Aartsen, Bennekom († 1845)
• Amos Chase, West Newbury, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1852)

• Adriana Sijmonsdr Verhulst ( van Hulten) (53), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Elisabeth De Meulder (81), Edegem
• Catharina Leiden (0), Noordwijkerhout (Zuid-Holland, NLD)
• Gerard Henri ter Denge (5), Epe
• Joannes Vanhassel (68), Vollezele
• Dirk Dirkze Van Zuijlen, Harmelen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Apollonia Jacobs van der Salm (41), Wassenaar
• Augustus Moeyaert (20), Zedelgem, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Albert Schipper (0), Rotterdam
• Bernardus van Veen (57), Delft, Zuid Holland, Nederland

• 1720 » Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer († 1792)
• 1749 » Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General († 1820)
• 1759 » Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer († 1824)
• 1770 » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician († 1843)
• 1773 » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire († 1859)
• 1786 » Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician († 1864)
• 1803 » Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) († 1869)
• 1805 » Samuel Carter, Early English railway solicitor and MP († 1878)
• 1808 » Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor († 1870)
• 1817 » Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author († 1905)

• 1634 » Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
• 1698 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
• 1699 » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
• 1700 » John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
• 1740 » Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
• 1773 » Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
• 1845 » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
• 1879 » Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
• 1886 » Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
• 1914 » Ida Freund, Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)

• 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 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.
• 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."
• 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.
• August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.

The temperature on May 15, 1770 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken omtrent helder.