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• Catharina Dekker, Oostkapelle, Zeeland, Nederland
• Christina Paesch, Aruba († 1836)
• Claes Engelbertsz. van der Hoeven, Schipluiden
• Catharina Janse Dekker, Oostkapelle († 1808)
• Alida van Egmont, Leiden, Nederland
• Caroline Bell († 1832)
• George Park, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland († 1841)
• Augustin Marin de La Forest d'Armaillé, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France († 1821)
• Catharina Casse, Oostkapelle, Walcheren, Zeeland, NL
• Andreas van der Velden, Stratum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1844)

• Jean Joseph Garceau (35), Yamachiche, Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada
• Jean François DECROIX, Zudausques,62500,Pas-De-Calais,Hauts-De-France,FRANCE
• Cornelia Willemsdr Visser (73), Heerjansdam, South Holland, Netherlands
• Gijsbertus Jacobs Remmits van Grinsven (72), Heesch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arij Hogenraad (12), Ter Heijde, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Hillighjen Gerrits (90), wesep
• Georg Wilhelm Ebell (73), Hannover,,Lower Saxony,Germany
• Jacob Dirksz Boender (59)
• Augustin MENGELBERG (95), Linz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
• Antoni Rueger (79), Tulpehocken Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America

• 1720 » William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1764)
• 1735 » Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician († 1811)
• 1737 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician († 1794)
• 1745 » Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer († 1801)
• 1753 » Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader († 1811)
• 1786 » John Vianney, French priest and saint († 1859)
• 1815 » Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician († 1872)
• 1818 » Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick († 1896)
• 1821 » William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist († 1885)
• 1824 » William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary († 1860)

• 1766 » Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
• 1773 » Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
• 1781 » Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
• 1782 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
• 1785 » Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
• 1785 » Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
• 1788 » Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
• 1794 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
• 1819 » Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands
• 1822 » John Stark, American general (b. 1728)

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 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.
• 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.
• 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 8, 1770 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: rijp.