1737
| 1737 • Our Lady of Guadalupe is designated the patron saint of Mexico City. |
1770
Age: 33y
marriageAnna Gertrudis Heck 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • First voyage of James Cook: Captain Cook determines that New Holland (Australia) is not contiguous with New Guinea and claims the whole of its eastern coast for Great Britain, later naming it all New South Wales. |
1770
Aug 11
Age: 33y
birth of childJohann Hofer Baumberg, Monheim, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • Joseph Priestley, British chemist, recommends the use of a rubber to remove pencil marks. |
1806
Mar 18
Age: 69y
birth of childHeinrich Hofer 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1806 • After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery begin their journey home. |
1817
Feb 17
Age: 80y
| 1817 • At Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins. |