1770
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1740s 1750s 1760s – 1770s – 1780s 1790s 1800s |
| Years: | 1767 1768 1769 – 1770 – 1771 1772 1773 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1770 MDCCLXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2523 |
| Armenian calendar | 1219 ԹՎ ՌՄԺԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6520 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1691–1692 |
| Bengali calendar | 1177 |
| Berber calendar | 2720 |
| British Regnal year | 10 Geo. 3 – 11 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2314 |
| Burmese calendar | 1132 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7278–7279 |
| Chinese calendar | 己丑年 (Earth Ox) 4466 or 4406 — to — 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 4467 or 4407 |
| Coptic calendar | 1486–1487 |
| Discordian calendar | 2936 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1762–1763 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5530–5531 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1826–1827 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1691–1692 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4870–4871 |
| Holocene calendar | 11770 |
| Igbo calendar | 770–771 |
| Iranian calendar | 1148–1149 |
| Islamic calendar | 1183–1184 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiwa 7 (明和７年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1695–1696 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4103 |
| Minguo calendar | 142 before ROC 民前142年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 302 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2312–2313 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土牛年 (female Earth-Ox) 1896 or 1515 or 743 — to — 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 1897 or 1516 or 744 |
1770 (MDCCLXX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1770th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 770th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 18th century, and the 1st year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1770, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events[change | change source]
- March 5 – Boston Massacre: 5 Americans killed by British troops in an event that would help start the American Revolutionary War 5 years later.
- May 14 – Marie Antoinette arrives at the French court.
- May 16 – 14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year old Louis-Auguste (who later becomes Louis XVI King of France).
- May 16 – Fireworks at the wedding of the crown prince of France in Paris cause a fire – 800 dead
- June 3 – Gasper de Portola and Father Junipero Serra establish Monterey, which was the capital of California from 1777-1849.
- July 1 – Comet Lexell (D/1770 L1) passes the Earth
- August 22 – James Cook claimed for Great Britain the eastern coast of New Holland (Australia)
- Joseph Priestley, British chemist, recommends the use of a rubber to remove pencil marks.
- Joseph Louis Lagrange proves Bachet's Conjecture.
Births[change | change source]
- December 17 – Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised).