What happened in 1770?
86 recorded events in 1770, including 35 in people, 11 in architecture & engineering and 10 in wars & conflicts. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Battle of Kagul
1770 battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774
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Battle of Larga
1770 battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774
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Battle of Aspindza
1770 battle
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Battle of Vromopigada
1770 battle
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Siege of Bender
1770 siege
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Battle of Golden Hill
1770 clash between British soldiers and New Yorkers, named for a street in New York City
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Battle of Błonie
1770 battle of the War of the Bar Confederation
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Siege of Akkerman
1770 siege in the Russo-Turkish War (1768–74)
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First Battle of Makli
Military conflict in Sindh
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Siege of Lemnos (1770)
1770 siege during the Russo-Turkish War
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Lochaber
1770 treaty between Great Britain and the Cherokee
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People 35
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James Stirling died
Scottish mathematician (*1692 – †1770)
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Christopher Middleton died
Royal Navy officer
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Pyotr Krenitsyn died
Russian explorer
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Jean-François de Surville died
French explorer
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Jean-Antoine Nollet died
French clergyman and physicist (1700-1770)
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Diego de Torres Villarroel died
Spanish writer
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Guillaume-François Rouelle died
French chemist (1703-1770)
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Charlotta Frölich died
Swedish writer, historian, agronomist and poet
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Jean-Baptiste de Sénac died
French cardiologist
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Francis Williams died
Jamaican scholar and polymath
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Giovanni Battista Borra died
Italian architect and engineer (1713–1770)
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Pierre-Antoine Véron died
French astronomer
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Roger Long died
British astronomer
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François Fresneau de La Gataudière died
French botanist (1703-1770)
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Denis Barberet died
French biologist and veterinarian
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Utilia Lenkiewitz died
Danish actress
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Johann Kropfgans died
German composer
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel born
Born in Stuttgart. German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831).
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William Wordsworth born
Born in Cockermouth. English Romantic poet (1770–1850).
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Friedrich Hölderlin born
Born in Lauffen am Neckar. German poet.
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George Canning born
Born in London. British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827).
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Manuel Belgrano born
Born in Buenos Aires. Argentine politician and military leader.
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Louis-Nicolas Davout born
Born in Annoux. Marshal of France (1770–1823).
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Adam Johann von Krusenstern born
Born in Hagudi manor. Baltic German admiral and explorer in Russian service, who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe (1770–1846).
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Theodoros Kolokotronis born
Born in Ramovouni. Greek general (1770–1843).
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Louis-Gabriel Suchet born
Born in Lyon. French military commander (1770-1826).
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William Clark born
Born in Caroline County. American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor (1770-1838).
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Adam Czartoryski born
Born in Warsaw. Polish nobleman, statesman, diplomat and author (1770-1861).
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Alejandro Petion born
Born in Port-au-Prince. 1st President of the Republic of Haiti (1770-1818).
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James Hogg born
Born in Ettrick. British poet and novelist (1770–1835).
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François Étienne de Kellermann born
Born in Metz. French cavalry general (1770-1835).
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Dominique Vandamme born
Born in Cassel. French general (1770-1830).
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Jean Maximilien Lamarque born
Born in Saint-Sever. French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician (1770-1832).
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Pierre Cambronne born
Born in Nantes. French general (1770-1842).
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François Pouqueville born
Born in Le Merlerault. French diplomat, writer and scholar.
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Science & Technology 3
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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden
Garden in Pamplemousses, near Port Louis, Mauritius
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College of Charleston
Liberal arts college in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Radcliffe Infirmary
Former hospital in Oxford, UK
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Whitsunday Island
Island in Queensland Australia
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Solander Islands
Three isolated islets off New Zealand's South Island
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Bornholm amulet
Bornholm amulet (Exploration & Discovery).
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Laklinskaya Cave
Cave in Russia
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Nguthungulli Julian Rocks Nature Reserve
A nature reserve consisting of pair of small islands in Australia
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Religion & Belief Systems 8
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Jedwabne Synagogue
Synagogue that existed in Jedwabne, Poland
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Scholastica
Church building in Subiaco, Italy
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Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Church in Melfi (PZ), Italy
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Nostra Signora della Rosa (Santa Margherita Ligure)
Nostra Signora della Rosa (Santa Margherita Ligure) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Ramjan Miah Jami Mosque
Archaeological sites in Noakhali, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Asasi Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Synagogue de Wintzenheim
Synagogue located in Haut-Rhin, in France
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Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Nerekhta
Temple in Nerekhta, Russia
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Economy & Trade 10
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Gyldendal
Danish publishing house
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Schott Music
German music publisher
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Yardley of London
Cosmetics and toiletry company
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Charles Burrell & Sons
British agricultural machinery and steam vehicle company
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Jarrold
Privately held company in Norwich
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Platt Brothers
UK business
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Patons and Baldwins
Business in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
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The Bradfords Group
Building supply chain in the United Kingdom
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Weatherbys
British conglomerate
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Aldermaston Brewery
UK business
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake
Earthquake
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Architecture & Engineering 11
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Yusupov Palace on Moika
Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Liria Palace
Palace in Madrid, Spain
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Aspremont Palace
Baroque palace in Bratislava, Slovakia
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Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi
Church building in Liguria, Italy
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Symonowicz Palace
Palace in Warsaw, Poland
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Church of Saint Sava in Čerević
Church building in Čerević, Serbia
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Crkva Sv. Arhangela Gavrila
Church building in Susek, Serbia
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Palatine Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Old Mission Church
Church in Kolkata
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Dighton Community Church
Church in Massachusetts, United States
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Holy Trinity Church, Miejsce Odrzańskie
Church building in Miejsce Odrzańskie, Poland
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Opéra royal de Versailles
Opera house of the Palace of Versailles, France
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Empires & Countries 1
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Benares State founded
Benares State was founded, with its capital at Varanasi.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1770 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1770.
18th century 1
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Great Synagogue in Międzyrzec Podlaski
Great Synagogue in Międzyrzec Podlaski (Religion & Belief Systems).
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1770s 1
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Chapel of Our Lady of Help, Montreal
Catholic chapel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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