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1770

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Monday
Part of: 1770s
Followed by: 1771
Follows: 1769

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Commons category: 1770
topic's main category: Category:1770
point in time: 1770-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1770
category for births in this time period: Category:1770 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1770 deaths

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April 29: James Cook lands at Botany Bay in Australia. July 5: Russia defeats Ottomans at the Battle of Chesma (painting by Ivan Aivazovsky) 1770 (MDCCLXX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1770th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 770th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 18th century, and the 1st year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1770, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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