The temperature on July 1, 1770 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
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.
August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
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