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 October | William Beresford / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 02 May | Charles Tennant / Chemist / Scotland |
| 04 September | François-René de Chateaubriand / Politician / France |
| 04 October | Francisco José de Caldas / Naturalist / Colombia |
| 06 August | Jean-Baptiste Bessières / Politician / France |
| 07 February | Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard / Physician / France |
| 09 June | Samuel Slater / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 12 September | Benjamin Carr / Writer / United States of America |
| 13 October | Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin / Admiral / France |
| 13 February | Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier / Politician / France |
| 17 May | Henry Paget / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 17 August | Louis Desaix / General / France |
| 21 November | Friedrich Schleiermacher / Philosopher / Germany |
| 26 October | Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko / Politician / Poland |
| 27 July | Joseph Anton Koch / Painter / Austria |
| 30 August | Joseph Dennie / Author / United States of America |
| 30 November | Jędrzej Śniadecki / Chemist / Poland |
| 30 May | Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann / Geologist / Germany |
| 30 May | Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty / General / France |