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