Explore 274 historical events from 1760–1769.
Archibald Bower was a Scottish historian noted for his complicated and varying religious faith and the accounts he gave of it. Scholars now consider them lacking in credibility.
Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (born 1686)
Benjamin Heath, D.C.L.[a] was an English classical scholar and bibliophile.
Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (born 1704)
The 1766 Istanbul earthquake was a strong earthquake with epicenter in the eastern part of the Sea of Marmara, in the Çınarcık Basin which occurred in the early hours of Thursday m…
A magnitude-7
The 1766 food riots took place across England in response to rises in the prices of wheat and other cereals following a series of poor harvests. Riots were sparked by the first lar…
As part of wider food riots, citizens in Nottingham, England, looted large quantities of cheese; one man was killed…
Sylvestre François Lacroix was a French mathematician.
Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (died 1834)
Johanna Christiana Sophie Vulpius von Goethe was the longtime lover and later wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Christiane Vulpius, mistress and wife of Johann Wolfgang Goethe (died 1816)
Henry Thomas Colebrooke FRS FRSE FLS was an English orientalist and botanist. He has been described as "the first great Sanskrit scholar in Europe".
Henry Thomas Colebrooke, English orientalist (died 1837)
Petros Mavromichalis, also known as Petrobey, was a Greek general and politician who played a major role in the lead-up and during the Greek War of Independence. Before the war, he…
Petros Mavromichalis, Greek general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1848)
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded…
William IV, King of the United Kingdom (died 1837)
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. She was order…
HMS Victory is launched at Chatham Dockyard, Kent
The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 16 August 1765, between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir II, and Robert Clive, of the East India Company, in t…
Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of…
Manuel Maria Barbosa l'Hedois du Bocage, most often referred to simply as Bocage, was a Portuguese Neoclassic poet, writing at the beginning of his career under the pen name Elmano…
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Portuguese poet and author (died 1805)
Pope Gregory XVI was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon entering the reli…
Pope Gregory XVI (died 1846)
Paolo Ruffini was an Italian mathematician and philosopher. Remembered chiefly for what is now known as the Abel–Ruffini theorem, Ruffini also made a major contribution to the theo…
Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1822)
Antoine Philippe de La Trémoïlle, Prince of Talmont was a French noble and royalist notable for his military involvement against the French Revolution.
Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French general (died 1794)
Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was a Danish prince and feudal magnate. He held the island of Als and some other castles in Schleswig.
Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (died 1814)
José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón was a Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after …
José María Morelos, Mexican priest and general (died 1815)
Sir George Pocock, 1st Baronet was an English politician and peer who served as MP for Bridgwater from 1796 until 1806 and 1807 until 1820.
Sir George Pocock, 1st Baronet, English politician and peer (died 1840)
Anna Selina Storace, known professionally as Nancy Storace, was an English operatic soprano. The role of Susanna in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro was written for and first performed …
Nancy Storace, English soprano (died 1817)
Rabbi Nachman of Horodenka was a Hasidic leader.
Nachman of Horodenka, Hasidic rabbi
Carle or Charles-André van Loo was a French painter, son of the painter Louis-Abraham van Loo, a younger brother of Jean-Baptiste van Loo and grandson of Jacob van Loo. He was the …
Charles-André van Loo, French painter (born 1705)
Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765, Archduke of Austria from 1740 to 1765, Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1729 to 1737, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1737 to 1765. …
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1708)
Harman Blennerhassett was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, a member of the Society of United Irishmen who emigrated in advance of their rebellion in 1798 to become a socially and politically…
Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician (died 1831)
Alexis Claude Clairaut was a French mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was a prominent Newtonian whose work helped to establish the validity of the principles and results…
Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (born 1713)