Notable Historical Events - 1769
1769 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Apr 22 |
Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's "official" mistress |
Jun 4 |
A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history. |
Jun 7 |
Daniel Boone begins exploring Bluegrass State of Kentucky |
Jul 14 |
The de Portolá Expedition establishes a base in California, and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California). |
Jul 16 |
Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego, 1st mission in Calif |
Aug 18 |
Gunpowder in church in Brescia, Italy, explodes, killing 3,000 |
Sep 18 |
John Harris of Boston, Massachusetts, builds 1st spinet piano |
Oct 8 |
Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand (Poverty Bay) |
Dec 12 |
Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee |
Dec 13 |
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter |
Dec 25 |
First Christian service in New Zealand; Mass is celebrated in Doubtless Bay by Father Paul-Antoine Léonard de Villefeix of the de Surville expedition |
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