1767

Years: 1764 1765 1766 - 1767 - 1768 1769 1770
Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Year in topic
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 Monarchs/Presidents

Events

The Burmese invasion reaches the Thai capital of Ayutthaya, razing it.
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 'Indian' 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.