WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1770
Find out what all happened February to August 1770

James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia. (29. April 1770)

The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place. (7. July 1770)

British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. (11. June 1770)

Lexell's Comet passed closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 a.u. (1. July 1770)

James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. (21. August 1770)

Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the Second Coming of Christ in his work True Christian Religion. (19. June 1770)

The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks. (26. May 1770)

James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, Queensland and claims the east coast of Australia as New South Wales in the name of King George III. (22. August 1770)

The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins. (5. July 1770)

Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI in a proxy wedding. (19. April 1770)

14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France. (16. May 1770)

The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza. (20. April 1770)

Captain James Cook sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia. (19. April 1770)

Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, and a boy, are killed by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later. At a subsequent trial the soldiers are defended by future U.S. president John Adams. (5. March 1770)