1769

Information about 1769

Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century
Decades: 850s  860s  870s  - 880s -  890s  900s  910s
Years:885 886 887 - 888 - 889 890 891


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Year 1769 (MDCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar).

Events of 1769

January - June

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April 13: Cook in Tahiti on Endeavour.

July - December

Undated

Ongoing events

Births

1769 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar1769
MDCCLXIX
Ab urbe condita2522
Armenian calendar1218
ԹՎ ՌՄԺԸ
Bah' calendar-75 – -74
Buddhist calendar2313
Chinese calendar4405/4465-7-21
(戊子年七月廿一日)
— to —
4406/4466-6-30
(己丑年六月三十日)
Coptic calendar1485 – 1486
Ethiopian calendar1761 – 1762
Hebrew calendar 5529 – 5530
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1824 – 1825
 - Shaka Samvat1691 – 1692
 - Kali Yuga4870 – 4871
Holocene calendar11769
Iranian calendar1147 – 1148
Islamic calendar1183 – 1184
Japanese calendarMeiwa 0
(明和0年)
 - Imperial YearKōki 2429
(皇紀2429年)
Julian calendar1814
Korean calendar4102
Thai solar calendar2312
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    Upper Paleolithic
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The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.

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During this century the Middle East, the coast of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula comes rapidly under Islamic Arab domination.
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As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was the century that lasted from 801 to 900.

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"Dark Ages" applied later to this period


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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000.

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The tenth century is usually regarded as a low point in European history. In China it was also a period of political upheaval.
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list of decades which have articles with more information about them.

During the twentieth century, it became popular to look at that century's decades as historical entities in themselves.
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Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

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  • 850–859: Christian "Martyr Movement" in Muslim Córdoba, Spain.

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  • Rurik establishes the state of Novgorod (later Kievan Rus')

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  • The Danes invade England (870) and conquer East Anglia.

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885 886 887 888 889

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  • 885 — Vikings lay siege to Paris

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Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

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895 896 897 898 899

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  • 899 — Death of Alfred the Great

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Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

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Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11st century

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910 911 912 913 914
915 916 917 918 919

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  • Construction begins on the first church at the monastery of Cluny.

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8th century - 9th century - 10th century
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9th century - 10th century
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8th century - 9th century - 10th century
850s  860s  870s  - 880s -  890s  900s  910s
884 885 886 - 887 - 888 889 890
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8th century - 9th century - 10th century
850s  860s  870s  - 880s -  890s  900s  910s
885 886 887 - 888 - 889 890 891
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8th century - 9th century - 10th century
850s  860s  870s  - 880s -  890s  900s  910s
886 887 888 - 889 - 890 891 892
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8th century - 9th century - 10th century
860s  870s  880s  - 890s -  900s  910s  920s
887 888 889 - 890 - 891 892 893
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8th century - 9th century - 10th century
860s  870s  880s  - 890s -  900s  910s  920s
888 889 890 - 891 - 892 893 894
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-1760- 1761 1762 1763  1764 .  1765 .  1766 .  1767  . 1768  . 1769  . 1770 
   In science: 1757 1758 1759 -1760- 1761 1762 1763     
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-1769-  1770 . 1771 . 1772  1773 . 1774 . 1775 . 1776 . 1777 . 1778 .
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-1769-  1770 . 1771 . 1772  1773 . 1774 . 1775 . 1776 . 1777 . 1778 .
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See also: 1768 in literature, other events of 1769, 1770 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

  • John Wilkes was expelled from Parliament.
  • Josiah Wedgwood opened his Etruria kiln.

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-1769-  1770 . 1771 . 1772  1773 . 1774 . 1775 . 1776 . 1777 . 1778 .
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-1769-  1770 . 1771 . 1772  1773 . 1774 . 1775 . 1776 . 1777 . 1778 .
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Events

  • The American colonies begin their westward expansion, settling Tennessee.
  • Prince Edward Island becomes a separate colony from Nova Scotia.
  • April 20 - Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa is killed by a Kaskaskia Indian in Illinois.

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1769 in Great Britain:
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1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 Events from the year 1769 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Events

  • 13 April - First voyage of James Cook: James Cook arrives in Tahiti on the ship HM Bark

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Ashanti Confederacy - Osei Kwadwo, Asantehene (1764-1777)
  • Dahomey - Tegbesu, King of Dahomey (1732-1774)
  • Ethiopia -
  • Iyoas I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1755 - 1769)
  • Yohannes II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1769)

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      • Angola - Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor of Angola (1764-1772)
    • Macau - Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha, Governor of Macau (1767-1770)

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