14th July » An Portola expedition called expedition led by Gaspar de Portolà establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
13th December » Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III of the United Kingdom George III, on land donated by Governor-General British colonialism and the Governors-General Royal governor Sir John Wentworth,
22nd December » Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769) ends with an uneasy truce.
Famous Birthdays in 1769
10th January » Michel Ney, French marshal (d. 1815)
6th February » Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general (d. 1862)
9th February » George W. Campbell, Scottish-American politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1848)
13th February » Ivan Krylov, Russian author (d. 1844)
1st March » François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (d. 1796)
2nd March » DeWitt Clinton, American politician, 6th Governor of New York (d. 1828)
10th March » Joseph Williamson (philanthropist) named Joseph Williamson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1840)
23rd March » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832)
23rd March » William Smith (geologist) e.g William Smith, English geologist and cartographer (d. 1839)
29th March » Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of France (d. 1851)
3rd April » Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (d. 1835)
5th April » Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, English admiral (d. 1839)
13th April » Thomas Lawrence (painter) named Thomas Lawrence, English painter (d. 1830)
1st May » Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1852)
6th May » Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824)
6th May » Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician (d. 1834)
20th May » Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)
18th June » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1822)
15th August » Napoleon, French general and emperor (d. 1821)
23rd August » Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic (d. 1832)
5th September » John Shortland, English commander (d. 1810)
14th September » Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (d. 1859)
6th October » Isaac Brock, English general (d. 1812)
7th October » Solomon Sibley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (d. 1846)
1st November » Garlieb Merkel, German author and activist (d. 1850)
Famous Deaths in History for 1769
24th January » François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)