1768
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century–18th century–19th century |
| Decades: | 1730s1740s1750s–1760s–1770s1780s1790s |
| Years: | 176517661767–1768–176917701771 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1768 MDCCLXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2521 |
| Armenian calendar | 1217 ԹՎ ՌՄԺԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6518 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1689–1690 |
| Bengali calendar | 1175 |
| Berber calendar | 2718 |
| British Regnal year | 8Geo. 3– 9Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2312 |
| Burmese calendar | 1130 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7276–7277 |
| Chinese calendar | Đinh HợiNăm(FirePig) 4464 or 4404 — to — Mậu tử năm(EarthRat) 4465 or 4405 |
| Coptic calendar | 1484–1485 |
| Discordian calendar | 2934 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1760–1761 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5528–5529 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| -Vikram Samvat | 1824–1825 |
| -Shaka Samvat | 1689–1690 |
| -Kali Yuga | 4868–4869 |
| Holocene calendar | 11768 |
| Igbo calendar | 768–769 |
| Iranian calendar | 1146–1147 |
| Islamic calendar | 1181–1182 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiwa5 ( minh cùng ５ năm ) |
| Javanese calendar | 1693–1694 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4101 |
| Minguo calendar | 144 beforeROC Dân trước 144 năm |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 300 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2310–2311 |
| Tibetan calendar | Âm hỏa heo năm (female Fire-Pig) 1894 or 1513 or 741 — to — Dương thổ chuột năm (male Earth-Rat) 1895 or 1514 or 742 |
1768(MDCCLXVIII) was aleap yearstarting on Fridayof theGregorian calendarand aleap year starting on Tuesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1768th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 768th year of the2nd millennium,the 68th year of the18th century,and the 9th year of the1760sdecade. As of the start of 1768, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- January 9–Philip Astleystages the first moderncircus(London)
- May 10–John Wilkesis imprisoned for writing an article for theNorth Britonseverely criticizingKing George III.This action provokes rioting inLondon
- Secretary of Statefor colonies appointed inBritain
- Massachusetts Assemblydissolved for refusing to assist collection of taxes.
- Bostoncitizens refuse to quarterBritishtroops
- FrancebuysCorsicafromGenoa
- GurkhasconquerNepal
- First of the weekly numbers of theEncyclopædia Britannicaare published; 100 are planned
- James Cook's first voyage: 1768-1771