British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia. Writes in his log book that “what we have as yet seen of this land appears rather low, and not very hilly, the face of the Country green and Woody, but the Sea shore is all a white Sand.”
British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia. Writes in his log book that “what we have as yet seen of thi
British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia. Writes in his log book that “what we have as yet seen of this land appears rather low, and not very hilly, the face of the Country green and Woody, but the Sea shore is all a white Sand.”
Key People
Events Before
Augustus FitzRoy, English Duke of Grafton divorces the Duchess of Grafton, (formerly Hon. Anne Liddell) by an Act of Par
Augustus FitzRoy, English Duke of Grafton divorces the Duchess of Grafton, (formerly Hon. Anne Liddell) by an Act of Parliament
Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time near present-day Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Isla
Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time near present-day Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island. A misunderstanding, possibly over a ceremonial challenge, causes the English to shoot and kill Ngāti Oneone leader Te Maro. [1]
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville's expedition of two ships completes first French circumnavigation of the world arriving i
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville's expedition of two ships completes first French circumnavigation of the world arriving in Saint-Malo, France (also carried 1st woman to circumnavigate the world, Jeanne Baré) [1]
Madame du Barry becomes French King Louis XV's "official" mistress
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774.
A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history
A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history
Events After
Political activist Thomas Paine (34) weds second wife Elizabeth Ollive
Political activist Thomas Paine (34) weds second wife Elizabeth Ollive
King of France Louis XVIII weds princess Maria Giuseppina of Savoy at the Palace of Versailles
King of France Louis XVIII weds princess Maria Giuseppina of Savoy at the Palace of Versailles
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn scandalously marries commoner and widower Anne Horton, displeasing Georg
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn scandalously marries commoner and widower Anne Horton, displeasing George III, leading to the Royal Marriages Act of 1772
Chemist Antione Lavoisier (28) marries Marie-Anne Paulze (13), the couple go on to make major discoveries in chemistry t
Chemist Antione Lavoisier (28) marries Marie-Anne Paulze (13), the couple go on to make major discoveries in chemistry together
Spain cedes the Falkland Islands to Britain
The Falkland Islands, commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.
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