1767
1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).
EventsThe 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 NorwayThe 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.The Townshend Acts are passed by British Parliament, placing a tax on common products, such as lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea.
Year in topic 1767 in literature 1767 in science 1767 in music
BirthsMarch 15 - Andrew Jackson, later 7th President of the United StatesJuly 11 - John Quincy Adams, later 6th President of the United StatesNovember 22 - Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean national hero
Deaths Firmin Abauzit - French scientist June 25 - Georg Philipp Telemann
Monarchs/Presidents China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796) Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786) Sweden - Adolf Frederick of Sweden King of Sweden (reigned from 1751 to 1771)
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