What Happened in October 1769

Historical Events

Cook Lands in NZ

Oct 8 Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time, near present-day Gisborne at Poverty Bay 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]

Famous Birthdays

Isaac Brock (1769-1812)

Oct 6 British army officer who successfully defended Upper Canada in War of 1812, born in St Peter Port, Guernsey

Oct 7 Solomon Sibley, American politician (d. 1846)
Oct 13 Horace H. Hayden, 1st American licensed dentist and cofounds 1st dental college, born in Windsor, Connecticut (d. 1844)

Born in 1769