1770 256 years ago Historical Events August 22 3 sources

James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.

On August 22, in the year 1770, James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of August 22, one of 410 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on August 22, 1770 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 24 July 2026.

On This Date in History 410

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Notable Deaths 2018 Aug 22 Ed King, American musician (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2018 Aug 22 Krishna Reddy, Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2017 Aug 22 Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2016 Aug 22 S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2016 Aug 22 Toots Thielemans, Belgian and American jazz musician (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 22 Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 22 Ieng Thirith, Cambodian academic and politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 22 Eric Thompson, English race car driver and book dealer (born 1919)
Selected Events 2015 Aug 22 A former military aircraft crashed at an airshow at Shoreham Airport in southern England, killing eleven people.
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 22 U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 22 Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek lexicographer and philologist (born 1906)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 22 Pete Ladygo, American football player and coach (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 22 Noella Leduc, American baseball player (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 22 John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 22 John S. Waugh, American chemist and academic (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 22 Paul Poberezny, American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (born 1921)
Historical Events 2012 Aug 22 Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 22 Nina Bawden, English author (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 22 Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Taiwanese cardinal (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 22 Jeffrey Stone, American actor and screenwriter (born 1926)
Selected Events 2012 Aug 22 A series of ethnic clashes between the Orma and the Pokomo in Kenya's Tana River District resulted in at least 52…
Notable Deaths 2011 Aug 22 Nick Ashford, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2011 Aug 22 Jack Layton, Canadian academic and politician (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2011 Aug 22 Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2011 Aug 22 Yao Yuanjun, Chinese border police officer (born 1993)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 22 Stjepan Bobek, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2009 Aug 22 Muriel Duckworth, Canadian pacifist, feminist, and activist (born 1908)
Notable Deaths 2009 Aug 22 Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 22 Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (born 1899)
Historical Events 2007 Aug 22 The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball…
Notable Deaths 2007 Aug 22 Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (born 1922)
Historical Events 2006 Aug 22 Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on…
Historical Events 2006 Aug 22 Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to…
Selected Events 2006 Aug 22 Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refused to…
Notable Births 2005 Aug 22 Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Notable Deaths 2005 Aug 22 Luc Ferrari, French-Italian director and composer (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2005 Aug 22 Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (born 1914)
Historical Events 2004 Aug 22 Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 22 Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (born 1960)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 22 Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (born 1908)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 22 Daniel Petrie, Canadian director and producer (born 1920)
Historical Events 2003 Aug 22 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Roy Moore is suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court…
Notable Births 2003 Aug 22 Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer
Notable Deaths 2003 Aug 22 Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater and coach (born 1914)
Selected Events 2003 Aug 22 Roy Moore, Alabama's chief justice, was suspended after refusing to comply with a U.S. federal court order to remove a…
Notable Births 2001 Aug 22 LaMelo Ball, American basketball player
Notable Deaths 2000 Aug 22 Abulfaz Elchibey, 2nd President of Azerbaijan (born 1938)

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