What happened in 1768?
77 recorded events in 1768, including 37 in people, 12 in religion & belief systems and 9 in exploration & discovery.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Kathmandu
1768 siege in the Gorkhali conquest of Nepal
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Battle of Borgo
1768 battle
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Battle of Lalitpur
1768 battle
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Battle of Maymyo
1768 final battle of the Third Qing Invasion of Burma
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Versailles
1768 treaty between the Republic of Genoa and France
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Treaty of Fort Stanwix
1768 treaty between Great Britain and Iroquois Six Nations
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Treaty of Masulipatam
Treaty of Masulipatam (Politics & Government).
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People 37
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Thomas Secker died
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Joseph-Nicolas Delisle died
French astronomer
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Georg Brandt died
Swedish chemist and mineralogist
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Robert Simson died
British mathematician; (1687-1768)
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George Hadley died
British lawyer and meteorologist
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James Short died
British mathematician (1710-1768)
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John Huxham died
English surgeon; (1672-1768)
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Charles Étienne Louis Camus died
French mathematician
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Peter Collinson died
English botanist (1694-1768)
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Philipp Friedrich Gmelin died
German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)
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John Mitchell died
Colonial American doctor and botanist (1711-1768)
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Edward Stone died
English Anglican priest who discovered the active ingredient of aspirin
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Robert Smith died
English mathematician and music theorist (1689-1768)
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Antoine Deparcieux died
French mathematician
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Manuel da Maia died
Portuguese architect (1677-1768)
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton died
Scottish peer and astronomer (1702-1768)
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Edmund Stone died
Scottish mathematician
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Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin died
French composer and musician
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Hannah Pritchard died
British actress
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Vigilius Blasius Faitelli died
Musician and composer from Tyrol
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François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand born
Born in Saint-Malo. French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848).
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Joseph Bonaparte born
Born in Corte. Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13).
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Friedrich Schleiermacher born
Born in Wrocław. German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834).
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Phutthaloetla Naphalai born
Born in Ratchaburi. King of Siam.
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Kaʻahumanu born
Born in Maui. Queen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832).
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Jean-Baptiste Bessières born
Born in Prayssac. Marshal of France (1768-1813).
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Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier born
Born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis. French diplomat (1768-1835).
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Louis Desaix born
Born in Ayat-sur-Sioule. French general (1768–1800).
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Lazare Hoche born
Born in Versailles. French general (1768–1797).
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Jędrzej Śniadecki born
Born in Rydlewo. Writer, physician, chemist and biologist (1768-1838).
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Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey born
Born in London. British soldier and politician.
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Agustín Eyzaguirre born
Born in Santiago. President of Chile (1768-1837).
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Carl August, Crown Prince of Sweden born
Born in Augustenborg. Heir to the Throne of Sweden.
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Karl Ludwig von Haller born
Born in Bern. Swiss jurist (1768-1854).
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Friedrich von Adelung born
Born in Szczecin. German and russian linguist, historian.
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William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford born
Born in London. British soldier and politician (1768-1854).
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Thomas Secker died
Died in London Borough of Lambeth. Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Exploration & Discovery 9
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Anaa
Atoll in French Polynesia
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Hikueru
Atoll in French Polynesia
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Vahitahi
Island in French Polynesia
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Akiaki
Island in French Polynesia
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Tepoto
Island in France
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Reitoru
Island in French Polynesia
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Ravahere
Island in French Polynesia
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Marokau
Atoll in French Polynesia
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voyages of James Cook
Three maritime voyages conducted by Captain Cook between 1768 and 1779
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Religion & Belief Systems 12
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Blue Mosque
Mosque in Yerevan, Armenia
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King, Székesfehérvár
Church building of the Roman Catholic Church in Székesfehérvár, Hungary
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Khan's Mosque
Mosque in Kasimov, Russia
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Apanayıf Mosque
Mosque in İske Bistä microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan
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Great Mosque of Surakarta
Mosque in Suakarta, Java, Indonesia
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Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal
Building in Quebec, Canada
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Sandomierz Synagogue
Inactive synagogue in Sandomierz, Poland
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Church of the Virgin Hodegetria
Temple in Aksay, Russia
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Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Novoselytsia Litynska
Parish church in the village of Novoselytsia, Lityn village community, Vinnytsia region, Ukraine
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Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Arzamas)
Temple in Arzamas, Russia
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St. Stephanus
Church building in Kronwinkl, Eching, Lower Bavaria, Germany
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Nostra Signora delle Porrine
Shrine in Ospedaletti, Italy
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Economy & Trade 1
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Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.
British-American publisher; publisher of Encyclopædia Britannica
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Louisiana Rebellion of 1768
Unsuccessful attempt by Creole and German settlers around New Orleans, Louisiana to stop the handover of the French Louisiana Territory, as had been stipulated in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, to Spain in 1762
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Marble Palace
Building in Saint Petersburg
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Aglona Basilica
Catholic spiritual center in Aglona, Latvia
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Basilica della Collegiata
Minor basilica
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Basilique Saint-Sauveur de Rennes
Church building in Rennes, Bretagne, France
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St. Catherine's Church
Church building in Pärnu, Estonia
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Phra Racha Wang Derm
Former royal palace in Thailand
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St. Clare the Virgin Church, Zagreb
Church building in Zagreb, Croatia
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Empires & Countries 3
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Thailand founded
Thailand was founded, with its capital at Bangkok.
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Kingdom of Nepal founded
Kingdom of Nepal was founded, with its capital at Kathmandu.
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Thonburi Kingdom founded
Thonburi Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Thonburi Province.
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