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Year 1769
April 13: James Cook arrives in Tahiti on the Endeavour.

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

October 23: Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot demonstrates his steam-wagon.

Date unknown

Births

Deaths



 

A New Group

GroupImageTypeDescription
University of MaltaUniversity of Malta branding logo as of 2018.pngPublicMain university in Malta

 

Births

TitleBornPlace of birthDiedSummaryDescription
Arthur Wellesley1 May 176914 September 1852Soldier
Politician
The Duke of Wellington
Napoleon15 August 1769France
Corsica
5 May 1821Soldier
Politician
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References

  1. Denis De Lucca, Jesuits and Fortifications: The Contribution of the Jesuits to Military Architecture in the Baroque Age (BRILL, 2012) pp315-316
  2. "The Ethics and Philosophy of By-Elections", by J.G. Swift MacNeill, in The Fortnightly Review (April 1, 1920) p557
  3. Patent 913; specification accepted January 5.
  4. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 224–225.
  5. Roll, Eric (1930). An Early Experiment in Industrial Organization: History of the Firm of Boulton and Watt 1775-1805. London: Frank Cass and Company. p. 13.
  6. Denis De Lucca, Jesuits and Fortifications: The Contribution of the Jesuits to Military Architecture in the Baroque Age (BRILL, 2012) pp315-316
  7. https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/325
  8. Joan Garvey and Mary Lou Widmer, Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleans (Pelican Publishing, 2012) pp62-63
  9. Denis De Lucca, Jesuits and Fortifications: The Contribution of the Jesuits to Military Architecture in the Baroque Age (BRILL, 2012) pp315-316
  10. Terry, Martin; Hall, Susan (2008). Cook's Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 90.
  11. Jones, Oakah L., Jr. (1997). "Spanish Penetrations to the North of New Spain". In Allen, John Logan (ed.). North American Exploration, Volume 2: A Continent Defined. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 62.
  12. Barrow, John (1807). Some Account of the Public Life, and a Selection from the Unpublished Writings of the Earl of Macartney. II. London: Cadell and Davies. p. 151.