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• Ankie Cornelis, Terzool,, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
• ANNA Emilie von Anhalt-Köthen-Pleß, Pleß, Polnisch Schlesien († 1830)
• Anna Emilie, Pleß O-Schl († 1830)
• Anna Amalia van Anhalt-Köthen Prinses van Plessau († 1830)
• Adriaantje Janse Dijkgraaf, Burgh († 1834)
• Adriaantje Dijkgraaf, Burgh († 1834)
• Adrianus Reunis, Gouda
• Anna BIJL, Dubbeldam († 1815)
• Amarensie van Persijn, Rotterdam
• Adriana [Salomonse] van Eenennaam, Arnemuiden (Walcheren), Nederland

• Gerrit Jansz de Rooy (3), Veenendaal
• Geertje Jansdr. van Egmond (68), Overveen
• Christina Otto Smits, Eerbeek, Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Elisabeth Kroh (62), Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Cornelia Niesten Nysten (38), Heemstede
• Barbara van der Plas (44), Katwijk
• Barbara Scheuren (35), Eupen (B)
• Anne Le Roux de Coëttando (30), Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
• Christina Jansen Smits, Eerbeek
• Didier BOUCHY (81), Vaucremont (57)

• 1726 » Francis Cotes, English painter and academic († 1770)
• 1743 » Toussaint Louverture, Haitian revolutionary, general, and president († 1803)
• 1759 » William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol († 1828)
• 1769 » Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician († 1835)
• 1772 » Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor and politician, developed Congreve rockets († 1828)
• 1776 » Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer († 1862)
• 1795 » Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) († 1854)
• 1799 » Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright († 1850)
• 1806 » John Stuart Mill, English economist, civil servant, and philosopher († 1873)
• 1811 » Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1887)

• 1677 » George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, Spanish-English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1612)
• 1713 » Thomas Sprat, English bishop (b. 1635)
• 1717 » John Trevor, Welsh lawyer and politician, 102nd Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1637)
• 1722 » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1669)
• 1732 » Thomas Boston, Scottish author and educator (b. 1676)
• 1782 » William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1701)
• 1793 » Charles Bonnet, Swiss botanist and biologist (b. 1720)
• 1812 » Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (b. 1732)
• 1834 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (b. 1757)
• 1841 » Joseph Blanco White, Spanish poet and theologian (b. 1775)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Pieter
5. Cornelis
6. Joannes
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Gerrit
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. Jean
15. John
16. Johann

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Catharina
5. Cornelia
6. Elisabeth
7. Joanna
8. Marie
9. Trijntje
10. Grietje
11. Neeltje
12. Antje
13. Aaltje
14. Elizabeth
15. Adriana
16. Jannetje

• 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.
• 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."
• 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).
• November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

The temperature on May 20, 1770 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.