What Happened In History Year 1767

Historical Events for the Year 1767

• 7th April » End of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)
• 18th June » Samuel Wallis, an England named English sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
• 3rd July » Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
• 9th October » Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.

Famous Birthdays in 1767

• 5th January » Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist (d. 1832)
• 14th January » Maria Theresa of Austria (1767–1827) called Maria Theresa of Austria (d. 1827)
• 24th February » Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, Thai king (d. 1824)
• 15th March » Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)
• 25th March » Joachim Murat, French admiral (d. 1815)
• 27th March » Charles Didelot, Swedish-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1837)
• 21st April » Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (d. 1790)
• 25th April » Nicolas Oudinot, French general (d. 1847)
• 4th May » Tyagaraja, Indian composer (d. 1847)
• 7th May » Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (d. 1820)
• 12th May » Manuel Godoy, Prince of the Peace (d. 1851)
• 15th May » Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1843)
• 15th June » Rachel Jackson, American wife of Andrew Jackson (d. 1828)
• 22nd June » Wilhelm von Humboldt, German philosopher and diplomat (d. 1835)
• 24th June » Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer and author (d. 1846)
• 11th July » John Quincy Adams, American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (d. 1848)
• 25th August » Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (d. 1794)
• 31st August » Henry Joy McCracken, Irish activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen (d. 1798)
• 8th September » August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1845)
• 26th September » Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)
• 6th October » Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king (d. 1820)
• 25th October » Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French politician and author (d. 1830)
• 28th October » Marie of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1852)
• 2nd November » Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (d. 1820)
• 22nd November » Andreas Hofer, Austrian innkeeper and activist (d. 1810)

Famous Deaths in History for 1767

• 7th January » Thomas Clap, American academic (b. 1703)
• 22nd January » Johann Gottlob Lehmann (scientist) or Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (b. 1719)
• 7th March » Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician (b. 1680)
• 13th March » Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1731–1767) or Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (b. 1731)
• 7th April » Franz Sparry, Austrian composer (b. 1715)
• 25th June » Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer and theorist (b. 1681)
• 15th July » Michael Bruce (poet) named Michael Bruce, Scottish poet and composer (b. 1746)
• 4th September » Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1725)
• 1st December » Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (b. 1710)
• 22nd December » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)

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