About the day » Thursday August 9, 1770Calender converter

• Cornelis Reijnderts KUIJLART, Vollenhove († 1828)
• Antje Kinne, Wieringen († 1841)
• Christianus Dionicius WILLEMS, Gemert, 3584, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Verploegh, Zaltbommel (GD) († 1855)
• Berend Meijer, Eerde (Ambt Ommen) († 1837)
• Adrianus Schellen, Esch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Andre Coonraat, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 1828)
• barbe, marguerite brasserez, pareid
• Anna Maria VERPLOEG, Zaltbommel,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1855)
• Albert Jans Mulder, Giethoorn, Overijssel, Nederland

• Johan Koopman (58), Amsterdam
• Franciscus Walraven, Herten
• Jean MARLY (39), RAHIER (Martinville), Liège, Belgique
• Jacob Cornelisz Van Der BURG (3)
• Jannetje \ Jantje Jacobs Huys \ Huijs \ Huis (48), Berkhout
• Aafje Kleijer (0), Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Claasje Ariens Suijker (54), Berkel
• Jannetje Jacobs Rood (47), Berkhout, Hoorn, NHO, Nederland
• Joanna Perpetua Rose (19), Koekelare
• Claasje Ariensd Suijker (Zuiker) (54), Berkel, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands

• 1722 » Prince Augustus William of Prussia († 1758)
• 1726 » Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician († 1778)
• 1748 » Bernhard Schott, German music publisher († 1809)
• 1757 » Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American humanitarian; wife of Alexander Hamilton († 1854)
• 1757 » Thomas Telford, Scottish architect and engineer, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge († 1834)
• 1776 » Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist († 1856)
• 1783 » Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia († 1801)
• 1788 » Adoniram Judson, American missionary and lexicographer († 1850)
• 1797 » Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and surveyor († 1855)
• 1805 » Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician († 1860)

• 1634 » William Noy, English lawyer and judge (b. 1577)
• 1720 » Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (b. 1678)
• 1744 » James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (b. 1673)
• 1816 » Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (b. 1771)
• 1861 » Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (b. 1781)
• 1886 » Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (b. 1810)
• 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
• 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (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.
• May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
• 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).
• July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
• July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.

The temperature on August 9, 1770 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw.