James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names. James Cook was one of the most influential explorers of the 18th century, known…
Tag: 1770
21 August 1770
James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. James Cook (1728–1779) was a British explorer, navigator, and cartographer best…
1 July 1770
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 (2,180,000 km;…
19 April 1770
Captain James Cook sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia. On April 19, 1770, Captain James Cook spotted and claimed the East Coast…
7 July 1770
The Battle of Larga is fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Russo-Turkish wars, series of wars between Russia and the Ottoman Empire…
16 May 1770
The 14 year old Marie Antoinette marries 15 year old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France. In 1768, Louis XV dispatched a tutor to…