WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO MAY 1770
Find out what all happened April to May 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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