29th February » Polish nobles formed Bar Confederation.
4th April » In London, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus.
10th May » John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for 'The North Briton' severely criticizing George III of the United Kingdom known as King George III. This action provokes rioting in London.
21st June » James Otis, Jr. offends the George III of the United Kingdom e.g King and Parliament of Great Britain or Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court.
26th August » James Cook Captain James Cook First voyage of James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour.
5th November » Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.
1st December » The slave ship 'Fredensborg (slave ship) e.g Fredensborg' sinks off Tromøy in Norway.
6th December » The first edition of the 'Encyclopædia Britannica' is published.
Famous Birthdays in 1768
1st January » Maria Edgeworth, British-Irish author (d. 1849)
7th January » Joseph Bonaparte, Italian brother of Napoleon (d. 1844)
12th February » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1835)
13th February » Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (d. 1835)
21st March » Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1830)
3rd May » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (d. 1838)
17th May » Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1854)
20th May » Dolley Madison, American wife of James Madison, 4th First Lady of the United States (d. 1849)
30th May » Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, French general (d. 1815)
30th May » Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1873)
9th June » Samuel Slater, English-American businessman (d. 1835)
27th July » Charlotte Corday, French assassin of Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793)
27th July » Joseph Anton Koch, Austrian painter (d. 1839)
6th August » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (d. 1813)
17th August » Louis Desaix, French general (d. 1800)
4th September » François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France) known as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France (d. 1848)
12th September » Benjamin Carr, English-American singer-songwriter, educator, and publisher (d. 1831)
2nd October » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician (d. 1854)
13th October » Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (d. 1839)
26th October » Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)
8th November » Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
21st November » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian, philosopher, and scholar (d. 1834)
30th November » Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish physician, chemist, and biologist (d. 1838)
Famous Deaths in History for 1768
1st February » Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
2nd February » Robert Smith (mathematician) e.g Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689)
17th February » Arthur Onslow, English politician (b. 1691)
1st March » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and author (b. 1694)
3rd March » Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)
18th March » Laurence Sterne, Irish clergyman and author (b. 1713)
9th April » Sarah Fielding, English author (b. 1710)