1768 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1768 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Whig (to 14 October), Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Whig
[edit] Events
- 9 January - Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses in London.
- March - General election; Whigs remain in power.[1]
- 10 May - John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticising King George III. This action provokes rioting in London.
- 8 August - James Cook departs Plymouth on his first voyage of discovery.[2]
- 14 October - Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton succeeds William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham as Prime Minister after Pitt's resignation due to ill health.[1]
- 10 December - Royal Academy founded in London.[3]
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- Secretary of State for colonies appointed.
- Boston citizens refuse to quarter British troops.
- Frederick Cornwallis enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
[edit] Publications
- First of the weekly numbers of the Encyclopædia Britannica are published; 100 are planned.
- A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne.[4]
[edit] Births
- 17 May - Caroline of Brunswick, queen of George IV (died 1821)
- 17 May - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, general (died 1854)
- 23 August - Astley Cooper, surgeon and anatomist (died 1841)
- 24 September - Sharon Turner, historian (died 1847)
- 2 October - William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, general and politician (died 1854)
[edit] Deaths
- 1 February - Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, cavalry officer (born 1685)
- 2 February - Robert Smith, mathematician (born 1689)
- 8 February - George Dance the Elder, architect (born 1695)
- 17 February - Arthur Onslow, politician (born 1691)
- 18 March - Laurence Sterne, Irish-born English novelist (born 1713)
- 15 June - James Short, mathematician and optician (born 1710)
- 24 July - Nathanial Lardner, theologian (born 1684)
- 1 October - Robert Simson, mathematician (born 1687)
- 17 November - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Prime Minister (born 1693)
- Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1693)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 224-225. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ "Cook's Journal: Daily Entries, 7 August 1768". http://southseas.nla.gov.au/journals/cook/17680807.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
[edit] See also
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