1768
year
1768 (MDCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1768th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 768th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1768, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1730s 1740s 1750s – 1760s – 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Years: | 1765 1766 1767 – 1768 – 1769 1770 1771 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1768 MDCCLXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2521 |
| Armenian calendar | 1217 ԹՎ ՌՄԺԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6518 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1689–1690 |
| Bengali calendar | 1175 |
| Berber calendar | 2718 |
| British Regnal year | 8 Geo. 3 – 9 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2312 |
| Burmese calendar | 1130 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7276–7277 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 4464 or 4404 — to — 戊子年 (Earth Rat) 4465 or 4405 |
| Coptic calendar | 1484–1485 |
| Discordian calendar | 2934 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1760–1761 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5528–5529 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1824–1825 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1689–1690 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4868–4869 |
| Holocene calendar | 11768 |
| Igbo calendar | 768–769 |
| Iranian calendar | 1146–1147 |
| Islamic calendar | 1181–1182 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiwa 5 (明和５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1693–1694 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4101 |
| Minguo calendar | 144 before ROC 民前144年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 300 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2310–2311 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 1894 or 1513 or 741 — to — 阳土鼠年 (male Earth-Rat) 1895 or 1514 or 742 |
Events
change- January 9 – Philip Astley stages the first modern circus (London)
- May 10 – John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for the North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London
- Secretary of State for colonies appointed in Britain
- Massachusetts Assembly dissolved for refusing to assist collection of taxes.
- Boston citizens refuse to quarter British troops
- France buys Corsica from Genoa
- Gurkhas conquer Nepal
- First of the weekly numbers of the Encyclopædia Britannica are published; 100 are planned
- James Cook's first voyage: 1768-1771
Births
changeDeaths
change- 3 March 1768 Nicola Porpora