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Born on Saturday August 18, 1770
- August von Wettin of Wolfenbuttel-Brunswick, Antoinettenruh, Braunschweig, Germany († 1822)
- ADRIAANTJE SWOORT, Goedereede, Nederland († 1827)
- Ekke Hendriks Patroon, Oudeschoot, Friesland, Niederlande († 1811)
- Adriaantje Zwoord, Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1827)
- Albert Joseph Géry Baland, Boussu, Hainaut, Belgique († 1770)
- (2) Grietje Hillebrandsdr Tiet, Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1823)
- Anna Verhulst, Nispen
- August van Brunswijk Wolfenbuttel, Antoinetteruh († 1820)
- Aldegunda Biekens, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1814)
- August von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Antoinetteruh († 1820)
Died on Saturday August 18, 1770
- Johannes Sassmannshausen (7), Berghausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Jillis Cornelisz Van Der KUIJL (0), Mijnsheerenland
- Mort Né CORNILLE (0), Roubaix,59100,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
- Aafje Reijntjes (0), Venhuizen
- N.N. Purnotte, 's-Gravenvoeren, Limburg, België
- Marie Bonami Lespérance (0)
- Alexander Groote de (40)
- Jan <Pieter> Stryker (86), Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Emma Bridget Rowlands (43)
- Eva Aalders (19), Ulft
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 18, 1770 at Delpher
Born on August 18
- 1720 » Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician († 1760)
- 1750 » Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor († 1825)
- 1754 » François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer († 1833)
- 1774 » Meriwether Lewis, American soldier, explorer, and politician († 1809)
- 1792 » John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1878)
- 1803 » Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General († 1881)
- 1807 » B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia († 1893)
- 1819 » Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia († 1876)
- 1822 » Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician († 1862)
- 1830 » Franz Joseph I of Austria († 1916)
Died on August 18
- 1648 » Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1615)
- 1683 » Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)
- 1707 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1660)
- 1765 » Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1708)
- 1815 » Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (b. 1759)
- 1823 » André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (b. 1769)
- 1842 » Louis de Freycinet, French explorer and navigator (b. 1779)
- 1850 » Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (b. 1799)
- 1886 » Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, invented the Mortise lock (b. 1795)
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 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.
- 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 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).
Weather August 18, 1770
The temperature on August 18, 1770 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.