What happened in 1768?

Battle of Kathmandu

Wars & Conflicts · Kathmandu

1768 siege in the Gorkhali conquest of Nepal

Battle of Borgo

Wars & Conflicts · Borgo

1768 battle

Battle of Lalitpur

Wars & Conflicts · Lalitpur

1768 battle

Battle of Maymyo

Wars & Conflicts

1768 final battle of the Third Qing Invasion of Burma

Pacco Qillo

Wars & Conflicts

fort in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

French conquest of Corsica

Wars & Conflicts · Corsica

French expedition

Treaty of Versailles

Politics & Government

1768 treaty between the Republic of Genoa and France

Treaty of Fort Stanwix

Politics & Government · Fort Stanwix

1768 treaty between Great Britain and Iroquois Six Nations

Treaty of Masulipatam

Politics & Government · Machilipatnam

Thomas Secker died

People · London Borough of Lambeth

Died in London Borough of Lambeth. Archbishop of Canterbury.

Joseph-Nicolas Delisle died

People · Paris

French astronomer

Georg Brandt died

People · Stockholm

Swedish chemist and mineralogist

Robert Simson died

People · Glasgow

British mathematician; (1687-1768)

George Hadley died

People · Flitton

British lawyer and meteorologist

James Short died

People · London

British mathematician (1710-1768)

John Huxham died

People · Plymouth

English surgeon; (1672-1768)

Charles Étienne Louis Camus died

People · Paris

French mathematician

Peter Collinson died

People · Mill Hill

English botanist (1694-1768)

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin died

People · Tübingen

German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)

John Mitchell died

People · London

Colonial American doctor and botanist (1711-1768)

Edward Stone died

People · Horsenden

English Anglican priest who discovered the active ingredient of aspirin

Robert Smith died

People · Cambridge

English mathematician and music theorist (1689-1768)

Antoine Deparcieux died

People · Paris

French mathematician

Manuel da Maia died

People · Lisbon

Portuguese architect (1677-1768)

James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton died

People · Chiswick

Scottish peer and astronomer (1702-1768)

Edmund Stone died

People · Scotland

Scottish mathematician

Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin died

People · Paris

French composer and musician

Hannah Pritchard died

People · Bath

British actress

Vigilius Blasius Faitelli died

People · Hall in Tirol

Musician and composer from Tyrol

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand born

People · Saint-Malo

Born in Saint-Malo. French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848).

Joseph Bonaparte born

People · Corte

Born in Corte. Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13).

Friedrich Schleiermacher born

People · Wrocław

Born in Wrocław. German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834).

Phutthaloetla Naphalai born

People · Ratchaburi

Born in Ratchaburi. King of Siam.

Kaʻahumanu born

People · Maui

Born in Maui. Queen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832).

Jean-Baptiste Bessières born

People · Prayssac

Born in Prayssac. Marshal of France (1768-1813).

Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier born

People · Le Cateau-Cambrésis

Born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis. French diplomat (1768-1835).

Louis Desaix born

People · Ayat-sur-Sioule

Born in Ayat-sur-Sioule. French general (1768–1800).

Lazare Hoche born

People · Versailles

Born in Versailles. French general (1768–1797).

Jędrzej Śniadecki born

People · Rydlewo

Born in Rydlewo. Writer, physician, chemist and biologist (1768-1838).

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey born

People · London

Born in London. British soldier and politician.

Agustín Eyzaguirre born

People · Santiago

Born in Santiago. President of Chile (1768-1837).

Carl August, Crown Prince of Sweden born

People · Augustenborg

Born in Augustenborg. Heir to the Throne of Sweden.

Karl Ludwig von Haller born

People · Bern

Born in Bern. Swiss jurist (1768-1854).

Friedrich von Adelung born

People · Szczecin

Born in Szczecin. German and russian linguist, historian.

William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford born

People · London

Born in London. British soldier and politician (1768-1854).

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor born

People · Florence

Born in Florence. Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835).

Frederick VI of Denmark born

People · Christiansborg Palace

Born in Christiansborg Palace. King of Denmark and Norway (1768–1839).

Marie Leszczyńska died

People · Palace of Versailles

Died in Palace of Versailles. Queen Consort of France (1703–1768).

Anaa

Exploration & Discovery

Atoll in French Polynesia

Hikueru

Exploration & Discovery

Atoll in French Polynesia

Vahitahi

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Akiaki

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Tepoto

Exploration & Discovery

Island in France

Reitoru

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Ravahere

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Marokau

Exploration & Discovery

Atoll in French Polynesia

voyages of James Cook

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Three maritime voyages conducted by Captain Cook between 1768 and 1779

Tepoto South

Exploration & Discovery

Island in France

Site of Old Hannastown

Exploration & Discovery

archaeological site in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Big Crab Orchard Site

Exploration & Discovery

historic archaeological site located near Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia

Moore Farm and Twitchell Mill Site

Exploration & Discovery

Dublin, New Hampshire, NRHP-listed

Spring Dale

Exploration & Discovery

also known as Springdale and David S

Blue Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Yerevan, Armenia

Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King, Székesfehérvár

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building of the Roman Catholic Church in Székesfehérvár, Hungary

Khan's Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Kasimov, Russia

Apanayıf Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in İske Bistä microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan

Great Mosque of Surakarta

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Suakarta, Java, Indonesia

Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Quebec, Canada

Sandomierz Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Inactive synagogue in Sandomierz, Poland

Church of the Virgin Hodegetria

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Aksay, Russia

Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Novoselytsia Litynska

Religion & Belief Systems · Novoselytsia, Vinnytsya Raion

Parish church in the village of Novoselytsia, Lityn village community, Vinnytsia region, Ukraine

Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Arzamas)

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Arzamas, Russia

St. Stephanus

Religion & Belief Systems · Kronwinkl

Church building in Kronwinkl, Eching, Lower Bavaria, Germany

Nostra Signora delle Porrine

Religion & Belief Systems

Shrine in Ospedaletti, Italy

Church of the Holy Trinity, Volna

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Vol′na, Belarus

Saint Anne Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Meijel

Chapel in Meijel, Netherlands

Village church Wormlage

Religion & Belief Systems · Wormlage

Church building in Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, Brandenburg state, Germany

St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town

Religion & Belief Systems

a ruined Anglican parish church in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States

St. Anne's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Delaware, United States of America

Laguntzako Andre Mariaren baseliza

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Therwil in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Brockwitz Niederseite 2

Religion & Belief Systems

Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.

Economy & Trade · Chicago

British-American publisher; publisher of Encyclopædia Britannica

Massacre of Uman

Disasters & Pandemics · Uman

1768 massacre of Jews, Poles, and Ukrainian Uniates in Uman

Louisiana Rebellion of 1768

Social Movements & Revolutions · Louisiana

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

Marble Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Saint Petersburg

Aglona Basilica

Architecture & Engineering

Catholic spiritual center in Aglona, Latvia

Basilica della Collegiata

Architecture & Engineering

Minor basilica

Basilique Saint-Sauveur de Rennes

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rennes, Bretagne, France

St. Catherine's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Pärnu

Church building in Pärnu, Estonia

Phra Racha Wang Derm

Architecture & Engineering

Former royal palace in Thailand

St. Clare the Virgin Church, Zagreb

Architecture & Engineering · Sveta Klara

Church building in Zagreb, Croatia

Antique Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Mausoleum in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany

St. Publius Parish Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Floriana, Malta

Saints Peter and Paul (Severouralsk)

Architecture & Engineering

Lutheran Church of St. Catherine

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Saint Catherine's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Arkhangelsk, Russia

Jeremiah Lee Mansion

Architecture & Engineering

historic house in Massachusetts, United States

Church of Saint Michael

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Soneja, Spain

Thailand founded

Empires & Countries · Bangkok

Thailand was founded, with its capital at Bangkok.

Kingdom of Nepal founded

Empires & Countries · Kathmandu

Kingdom of Nepal was founded, with its capital at Kathmandu.

Thonburi Kingdom founded

Empires & Countries · Thonburi Province

Thonburi Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Thonburi Province.

Mahlog State founded

Empires & Countries

Mahlog State was founded.