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Born on Saturday August 25, 1770
- Anna MALTHA, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1842)
- Antonius van Erven, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gaspar François Augustin DUPIERRY
- Anna Dorothea Kaatz, Hansfeld, Filehne, Prosekel, Posen, Prussia
- Daniela Strick, Berchem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Balthazar LUX, Sankt Nikolaus,D
- Anna Maria Van Thillo, Essen († 1828)
- Cornelius van Baal, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Catharina Witlox, Esch
- Brigitta Ludovica Seys, Zarren
Died on Saturday August 25, 1770
- Christian Friedrich Neue (37), Berlijn, Brandenburg, Duitsland
- Cornelis Cornelisz (Knelis) 's Gravenmade (57), Hillegom, Nederland
- Gijsberta van Gilse (Gilzen) (73), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jacobus Boel (25), Rupelmonde, Belgie
- Gerritje Bitter (0), Harderwijk
- Henriette Philippine La Cherie (1), Lorgies
- Claes Cornelisz. Schrama (57), Hillegom, ZH, Nederland
- Gijsberta van GILSE (73), Leiden, 6115, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Christianus Joanneszn Nijsse (Dionisius) van Wanrooij (67), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Eunice DICKINSON (73), Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 25, 1770 at Delpher
Born on August 25
- 1741 » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author († 1792)
- 1744 » Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet, philosopher, and critic († 1803)
- 1758 » Franz Teyber, Austrian organist and composer († 1810)
- 1767 » Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician († 1794)
- 1776 » Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral († 1853)
- 1786 » Ludwig I of Bavaria († 1868)
- 1796 » James Lick, American carpenter and piano builder († 1876)
- 1802 » Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author († 1850)
- 1803 » Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias († 1880)
- 1812 » Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist († 1880)
Died on August 25
- 1688 » Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1635)
- 1699 » Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
- 1711 » Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1656)
- 1742 » Carlos Seixas, Portuguese organist and composer (b. 1704)
- 1774 » Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer and educator (b. 1714)
- 1776 » David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1711)
- 1794 » Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian diplomat (b. 1727)
- 1797 » Thomas Chittenden, Governor of the Vermont Republic (later 1st Governor of the State of Vermont) (b. 1730)
- 1819 » James Watt, Scottish-English engineer and instrument maker (b. 1736)
- 1822 » William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (b. 1738)
Names that were popular for boys in 1770
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Jean
- 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 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."
- November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
Weather August 25, 1770
The temperature on August 25, 1770 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: droog.