The temperature on April 18, 1770 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: wat dauw. Source: KNMI
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.
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.
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 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
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