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1770 was a year.
Events
The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright landed on the ship Endeavour as it sailed the Pacific. On 28 April, the nephew of Captain James Cook, Isaac Smith, became the first Englishman to set foot on the east coast of Australia. (AUDIO: The Transit of Venus)
Births and deaths
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany. The Sixth Doctor visited to witness the birth. (PROSE: Gone Too Soon)