1767
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1767 was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).
Events
- The Burmese army captures the Thai capital of Ayutthaya, and destroys the city.
- North Carolina woodsman Daniel Boone goes through the Cumberland Gap and reaches Kentucky - in defiance of a decree from King George III. He discovers a rich hunting ground, contested by several Native American tribes.
- American Whalers venture into the Antarctic for the first time, and begin to commercially exploit it.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau settles in England.
- The first known competition of the winter sport Biathlon takes place, in Norway
- The final volume of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne is published.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his first true Opera, Apollo et Hyacinthus.
- June - Jean Chastel kills the infamous Beast of Gévaudan by firing 2 silver bullets at it because he thought it was a Werewolf. The Beasts Reign of Terror began in 1764.
- June 29 - The Townshend Acts are passed by British Parliament, placing a Tax on common products, such as Lead, Paper, Paint, Glass, and tea.
- First use of the term 'Fine art'
Births
- January 1 - Maria Edgeworth, Irish novelist (d. 1849)
- March 15 - Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)
- March 25 - Joachim Murat, French marshal and King of Naples (d. 1815)
- April 25 - Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal (d. 1847)
- May 12 - Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. 1851)
- July 11 - John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (d. 1848)
- October 25 - Benjamin Constant, Swiss writer (d. 1830)
- November 22 - Andreas Hofer, Austrian national hero (d. 1810)
Deaths
- January 7 - Thomas Clap, first president of Yale University (b. 1703)
- January 22 - Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minerologist and geologist (b. 1719)
- March 7 - Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, French colonizer and Governor of Louisiana (b. 1680)
- April 7 - Franz Sparry, composer (b. 1715)
- June 25 - Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer (b. 1681)
- December 1 - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (b. 1710)
- December 22 - John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
- Firmin Abauzit, French scientist (b. 1679)