In history, year 1768 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1768 .
Top Historical Events of the Year 1768: Date/Month Event / Incidence / Incident 29 february A group of Polish nobles established the Bar Confederation to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian influence and against King Stanis?aw II Augustus. 04 april Philip Astley set up the first modern amphitheatre for the display of horse riding tricks in Lambeth, London, the origin of the modern circus. 26 august HMS Endeavour departed Plymouth, England, marking the start of the first voyage of explorer James Cook. 28 december Taksin the Great was crowned king of the newly established Thonburi Kingdom in the new capital at Thonburi, present-day Thailand. 21 June John Archer became the first American to pursue a bachelor's degree in medicine. 25 August Britain's James Cook embarked on his first adventure cruise. In this journey, he explored Australia and prepared maps depicting waterways of the Pacific Ocean. 06 December The first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica was published. 09 January Philip Astley organized the first modern circus in London. 20 February First American Chartered Fire Insurance Company opened. 05 April The first American Chamber of Commerce was established. 10 May John Wilkes was imprisoned for writing an article for "The North Briton" in which King George III was severely criticized. This action led to riots in London. 20 June Russo-Turkish War 1768–74), Russia captured the fort of Bar. 07 July Johann Badebrook's firm was founded in Thomas Mann's novel 25 August James Cook departed Plymouth after his first voyage of discovery. 30 October The first Methodist Church began in the North American colonies. 06 December The first edition of Encyclopपीdia Britannica was published.
Famous birthdays in the year 1768: Date/Month Name / Profession / Country 01 January Maria Edgeworth / Author / Ireland 02 May Charles Tennant / Chemist / Scotland 04 October Francisco José de Caldas / Naturalist / Colombia 04 September François-René de Chateaubriand / Politician / France 06 August Jean-Baptiste Bessières / Politician / France 07 February Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard / Physician / France 07 January Joseph Bonaparte / King / Italy 09 June Samuel Slater / Business Man / United Kingdom 12 September Benjamin Carr / Writer / United States of America 13 February Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier / Politician / France 17 August Louis Desaix / General / France 17 May Henry Paget / Politician / United Kingdom 21 November Friedrich Schleiermacher / Philosopher / Germany 21 March Joseph Fourier / Mathematician / France 26 October Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko / Politician / Poland 27 July Joseph Anton Koch / Painter / Austria 30 November Jędrzej Śniadecki / Chemist / Poland 30 May Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty / General / France 30 August Joseph Dennie / Author / United States of America 30 May Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann / Geologist / Germany
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