Explore 159 historical events from 1770–1779.
Louis-Claude Daquin was a French composer, writing in the Baroque and Galant styles. He was a virtuoso organist and harpsichordist.
Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (born 1694)
Johann Ulrich von Cramer was an eminent German judge, legal scholar, and Enlightenment philosopher.
Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German jurist and scholar (born 1706)
Gerard van Swieten was a Dutch physician who from 1745 was the personal physician of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and transformed the Austrian health service and medical un…
Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (born 1700)
Lensgreve Johann Friedrich Struensee was a German-Danish physician, philosopher and statesman. He became royal physician to the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark-Norway an…
Johann Friedrich Struensee, German physician and politician (born 1737)
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne was a French privateer, East India captain, and explorer. The expedition he led to find the hypothetical Terra Australis in 1771 made important geograp…
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (born 1724)
The Navigation Acts, or more broadly the Acts of Trade and Navigation, were a series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships, shipping, trade, and com…
In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American colonists led by Abraham Whipple (pictured) attacked and bur
Robert Owen was a Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist, political philosopher and social reformer, and a founder of utopian socialism and the co-operative movement. He strove…
Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer (died 1858)
Thomas Wedgwood was an English photographer and inventor. He is most widely known as an early experimenter in the field of photography. He is the first person known to have thought…
Thomas Wedgwood, English photographer (died 1805)
Sydney Smith was an English writer and Anglican clergyman, mainly famous for his wit. Besides his energetic parochial work, he was known for his writing and philosophy, founding th…
Sydney Smith, English preacher and author (died 1845)
Patrick Gass served as sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). He was important to the expedition because of his service as a carpenter, and he published the first …
Patrick Gass, American sergeant (Lewis and Clark Expedition) and author (died 1870)
The Battle of Alamance took place on May 16, 1771. It was the final confrontation of the Regulator Rebellion in colonial North Carolina. The rebellion was instigated because of var…
The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "
Karl Philipp, Fürst zu Schwarzenberg was an Austrian Generalissimo and former Field Marshal. He first entered military service in 1788 and fought against the Turks. During the Fren…
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (died 1820)
Ernest Augustus was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to bec…
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (died 1851)
Joseph Diez Gergonne was a French mathematician and logician.
Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1859)
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk FRS FRSE was a Scottish landowner and philanthropist best known for sponsoring immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony.
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright (died 1820
Leopold Hermann Ludwig von Boyen was a Prussian army officer who helped to reform the Prussian Army in the early 19th century. He also served as minister of war of Prussia in the p…
Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1848)
Christopher Smart was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines, The Midwife and The Student, and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel John…
Christopher Smart, English actor, playwright, and poet (born 1722)
Ioannis Vlachos, better known as Daskalogiannis, was a wealthy shipbuilder and shipowner who led a Cretan revolt against Ottoman rule in the 18th century.
Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (born 1722)
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of th…
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1716)
Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He co…
Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia
Marie Antoinette was Queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI from 10 May 1774 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1792. She was beheaded during the Reign of Terror, a period of…
Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI in a proxy wedding
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as par…
The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspind
Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He co…
James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names
Marie Antoinette was Queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI from 10 May 1774 until the abolition of the French monarchy in 1792 during the French Revolution.
The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, Dauphin de France, who later becomes king of France