Year 1768 (MDCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1768 in architecture involved some significant events Events (unknown Paintings See also Joseph Wright of Derby, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air See also 1767 in literature, other events of 1768, 1769 in literature, List of years in literature. Events Works published Thomas Gray, Poems, including "The Fatal Sisters" and "The Descent of Odin" Lady Events Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his family are resident in Vienna until December The year 1768 in Science and Technology involved some significant events Events Guy Carleton succeeds Murray as governor of Quebec. See also 1767 in Canada Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham, 1767 state leaders - Events of 1768 - 1769 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor of Angola ( 1764 - 1772) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter CB) such as 1988. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter FE) such as 2008. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1768

January - June

January 9: Philip Astley circus. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Philip Astley ( January 8, 1742 &ndash January 27, 1814) is regarded as the " father of the modern circus.

• January 9 - Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses (London). Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Philip Astley ( January 8, 1742 &ndash January 27, 1814) is regarded as the " father of the modern circus. A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• May 10 - John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for the North Briton severely criticizing King George III. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. John Wilkes ( 17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical, journalist and politician The North Briton was a radical Newspaper published in Eighteenth century London. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places This action provokes rioting in London
• May 15 - After the Treaty of Versailles, the island of Corsica is ceded by Genoa to France. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

July - December

• August 8 - James Cook departed Plymouth on his first voyage of discovery. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London.

The Petit Trianon

• December 1 - The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Fredensborg was a Frigate built in Copenhagen in 1752 or 1753. World War 2 During the German occupation of Norway (1940-1945 the Germans had an anti-aircraft school at Tromøy (Feld Flakartillerie-schule 50 from 1941-1944 at Hove camp Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• December 21 - Nepal is united. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia.

Undated

• The Petit Trianon, originally built for Madame de Pompadour, is achieved in the park of the Palace of Versailles and inaugurated by Louis XV. The Petit Trianon is a small Château located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour ( December 29, 1721 &ndash April 15, 1764 The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal Château in Versailles, in France 's Île-de-France region Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774
• New Smyrna Beach, the largest attempt at colonization by the British in the New World is founded by Dr. Andrew Turnbull. New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. Andrew Turnbull (1718–1792 was a British Consul at Smyrna. He organized the largest attempt at British colonization in the New World by founding New Smyrna Florida
• Samuel Adams' circular letter was sent around the colonies. Samuel Adams ( – October 2 1803 was an American Statesman, Politician, Writer and political philosopher, brewer
• Secretary of State for colonies appointed in Britain. Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
• Massachusetts Assembly dissolved for refusing to assist collection of taxes. The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled The General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Boston citizens refuse to quarter British troops. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• Gurkhas conquer Nepal. Prithvi Naraya Shahdev and Sri Teen Maharaja Jung Bahadur The Way of Sacrifice The Rajputs Pages 28-30 Graduate Thesis South Asian Studies Department Dr Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia.
• First of the weekly numbers of the Encyclopædia Britannica are published; 100 are planned. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc
• Steller's sea cow, discovered on Bering Island in 1741, is driven to extinction. Steller's sea cow ( Hydrodamalis gigas) is an Extinct, large Sirenian Mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea Bering Island (о́стров Бе́ринга is located off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Bering Sea. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• Louis XV of France appoints Rene de Maupeau as chancellor and orders him to crush the judicial opposition. Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen

Ongoing events

• War of the Regulation (1764-1771). The War of the Regulation (or the Regulator Movement was a North Carolina uprising lasting from approximately 1764 to 1771, where mostly lower class citizens Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
• Captain James Cook's first voyage (1768-1771). Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Births

• January 7 - Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Hōreki and before An'ei. This period spanned the years from 1764 through 1772 The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte King of Naples and Sicily, King of Spain (during a time) and the Indies (never de facto and never de iure 1844)
• January 28 - King Frederick VI of Denmark (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Frederick VI ( January 28, 1768 - December 3, 1839) reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839 and as king of Norway 1839)
• February 12 - Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Francis II (Franz II Heiliger Römischer Kaiser ( 12 February 1768 &ndash 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling 1835)
• February 13 - Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, 1st Duc de Trévise (13 February 1768 28 July 1835 was a French General and Marshal of France 1835)
• March 21 - Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (d. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier ( March 21, 1768 &ndash May 16, 1830) was a French Mathematician and Physicist 1830)
• March 22 - Melesina Trench, Irish born writer and socialite (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Melesina Trench (née Chenevix ( March 22 1768 - May 27 1827) 1827)
• May 3 - Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Charles Tennant ( 3 May 1768 - 1 October 1838) Scottish Chemist and Industrialist. 1838)
• May 17 - Caroline of Brunswick, queen of George IV of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Caroline Amelia Elizabeth later Queen Caroline; May 17 1768 – August 7 1821 was the wife of George IV of the United Kingdom 1821)
• May 17 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Field Marshal Henry William Paget 1st Marquess of Anglesey KG GCB GCH ( 17 May 1768 &ndash 29 April 1854)
• May 20 - Dolley Madison, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Dorothea Payne Todd "Dolley" Madison (May 20 1768 &ndash July 12 1849 was the wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1849)
• June 9 - Samuel Slater, American industrialist (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Samuel Slater ( June 9 1768 &ndash April 21 1835) was an early American Industrialist popularly known as the "Founder 1835)
• July 27 - Charlotte Corday. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont ( July 27, 1768 – July 17, 1793) known to history as Charlotte Corday, was a figure of the French murderess of Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793)
• August 6 - Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria ( August 6, 1768 &ndash May 1, 1813) was a Marshal of France 1813)
• September 4 - François-René de Chateaubriand, French writer and diplomat (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself 1848)
• October 2 - William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule 1854)
• November 18 - Zacharias Werner, German religious poet (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner ( November 18, 1768 &ndash January 17, 1823) was a German Poet, Dramatist, 1823)
• November 21 - Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian (d. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (ˈʃlaɪɐmaxɐ ( November 21, 1768 &ndash February 12, 1834) was a German theologian 1834)

See also Category: 1768 births. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Deaths

• February 1 - Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (b. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Sir Robert Rich 4th Baronet ( July 3, 1685 – February 1, 1768) was a British Cavalry officer 1685)
• February 2 - Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Robert Smith (1689 &ndash 2 February 1768) was an English Mathematician and music theorist. 1689)
• February 8 - George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. George Dance the Elder (1695 &ndash 8 February 1768) was an English Architect of the 18th century 1695)
• February 17 - Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Arthur Onslow ( 1 October 1691 – 17 February 1768) was an English Politician. 1691)
• March 1 - Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (b. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Hermann Samuel Reimarus ( December 22, 1694, Hamburg - March 1, 1768, Hamburg was a German Philosopher and 1694)
• March 3 - Nicola Porpora, Italian composer (b. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Nicola (Antonio Porpora ( August 17, 1686 - March 3, 1768 was an Italian composer of Baroque operas (see Opera seria) and teacher 1686)
• March 18 - Laurence Sterne, Irish writer (b. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Laurence Sterne ( November 24, 1713 &ndash March 18, 1768) was an Irish -born English Novelist and an Anglican 1713)
• April 10 - Canaletto, Italian artist (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama This is about the first and better known artist "Canaletto" for his nephew and pupil sometimes also called "Canaletto" especially in Poland and Germany see 1697)
• April 29 - Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and minerologist (b. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Georg Brandt ( July 21 1694 &ndash April 29 1768) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist who discovered Cobalt (c 1694)
• June 8 - Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German classical scholar and archaeologist (b. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Johann Joachim Winckelmann ( December 9, 1717 - June 8, 1768) a German Art historian and Archaeologist, 1717)
• June 15 - James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history A man of few words James Short born March eighteenth in the year of our lord 1985 is a fine and distiguished gentleman rocknroller 1710)
• June 19 - Benjamin Tasker, Provincial Governor of Maryland (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Benjamin Tasker (1690 – June 19, 1768) was the Provincial Governor of Maryland from 1752 to 1753 1690)
• July 6 - Conrad Beissel, German-born religious leader
• July 24 - Nathanial Lardner, English theologian (b. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Johann Conrad Beissel ( March 1, 1691 - July 6, 1768) was the German -born religious leader who in 1732 founded the Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Nathaniel Lardner ( 1684 - July 24, 1768) English theologian, was born at Hawkhurst, Kent. 1684)
• August 3 - Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Thomas Secker (1693 &ndash 3 August 1768) Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1693)
• August 17 (N. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli S. ) - Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky ( Василий Кириллович Тредиаковский (Тредьяковский in Astrakhan &mdash in Sankt Petersburg 1703)
• September 2 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Antoine Deparcieux ( October 28, 1703 &ndash September 2, 1768) was a French Mathematician. 1703)
• October 1 - Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. See also Robert Simpson Robert Simson ( 14 October 1687 &ndash 1 October 1768) was a British mathematician 1687)
• October 28 - Michel Blavet, French flutist (b. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Michel Blavet ( March 13, 1700 &ndash October 28, 1768) was a French Flute Virtuoso. 1700)
• October 31 - Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer (b. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Francesco Maria Veracini ( February 1, 1690 &ndash October 31, 1768) was an Italian composer and violinist perhaps best known for his sets of 1690)
• November 17 - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC (21 July 1693 &ndash 17 November 1768 was a British The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1693)
• December 8 - Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter (b. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Jean Denis Attiret ( July 31, 1702 in Dole, France &ndash December 8, 1768 in Beijing, China) was 1702)
• December 20 - Carlo Innocenzio Maria Frugoni, Italian poet (b. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Carlo Innocenzio Maria Frugoni ( November 21, 1692 - December 20, 1768) was an Italian Poet. 1692)

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