1767

1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).

The Burmese army captures the Thai capital of Ayutthaya, and destroys the city.
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 Native American 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.
First use of the term 'Fine art'

June - Jean Chastel kills the infamous Beast of Gévaudan by firing 2 silver bullets at it because he thought it was a werewolf. The Beasts Reign of Terror began in 1764.
June 18 - Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sighted Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
June 29 - The Townshend Acts are passed by British Parliament, placing a tax on common products, such as lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea.

July 3 - Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret. Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded (first edition published this date).

January 7 - Thomas Clap, first president of Yale University (b. 1703)
January 22 - Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minerologist and geologist (b. 1719)
March 7 - Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, French colonizer and Governor of Louisiana (b. 1680)
April 7 - Franz Sparry, composer (b. 1715)
June 25 - Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer (b. 1681)
September 4 - Charles Townshend, English politician (b. 1725)
December 1 - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (b. 1710)
December 22 - John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
Firmin Abauzit, French scientist (b. 1679)

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