The temperature on January 14, 1770 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: rijp. Source: KNMI
April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
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.
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.
Day of marriage May 21, 1789
The temperature on May 21, 1789 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken windstil. Source: KNMI
June 14 » Mutiny on the Bounty: HMSBounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400km (4,600mi) journey in an open boat.
July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
September 22 » Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
November 21 » North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
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