1768 in History – What happened in year 1768

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