1770
Cook Sights Eastern Australia
Endeavour's lookout Zachary Hickes saw a long low coast from the masthead.
Beethoven Born in Bonn
In a narrow house on the Bonngasse, a court musician's son was baptized.
Great Bengal Famine
Monsoons failed; Company tax collectors did not.
Boston Massacre
A snowbound crowd taunted a British sentry on King Street; a squad reinforced him; someone fired; five civilians died, including the dockworker Crispus Attucks.
Battle of Chesme - Russian Fleet Burns Ottomans
Catherine's Baltic Fleet, guided by British advisors, cornered the Ottoman navy in Chesme Bay on Anatolia's coast and set it ablaze with fire-ships.
Cook Lands at Botany Bay
The Endeavour anchored in a shallow bay on Australia's eastern coast.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy Born
In a Brahmin family of Bengal, a son was born who would grow to condemn sati, translate the Upanishads, argue with Christian missionaries in Sanskrit…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1770?
Saeculum lists 7 events from 1770. The most significant is Cook Sights Eastern Australia: Endeavour's lookout Zachary Hickes saw a long low coast from the masthead. Cook named the point Point Hicks and turned north.
What era was 1770 part of?
1770 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1770?
The events from 1770 span Oceania, Europe, South Asia, North America and Middle East.