1770

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s - 1770s - 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s

Years: 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 - 1770 - 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775

Events

• March 5 - Boston Massacre: 5 Americans killed by British troops in an event that would help start the American Revolution 5 years later.
• May 16 - 14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year old Louis-Auguste (who later becomes king of France).

Births

• March 20 - Friedrich Hölderlin, German poet, novelist, and dramatist
• April 7 - William Wordsworth, English poet (+ 1850)
• May 22 - Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain[?], third daughter of King George III
• August 3 - King Frederick William III of Prussia
• Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer
• Georg Hegel, German philosopher

Deaths