Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1769
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Literature
- Frances Brooke, Emily Montague
- Thomas Chatterton, "Elinoure and Juga"
- Denis Diderot begins Le Paradoxe sur le comedien (not published
until 1830)
- Herd, Ancient and Modern Scots Songs
- Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of an Atom
Theatre
- Shakespeare Jubilee celebration at Stratford-on-Avon
- Cumberland, The Brothers
- Home, The Fatal Discovery
Art
- Sir Joshua Reynolds is knighted
- Sir Joshua Reynolds begins his Discourses (continued through
1790)
- Joseph Wright of Derby works as a portrait painter in Liverpool
(through 1771)
- Johann Zoffany arrives in London and begins working with David Garrick
on theatrical conversation pieces
Music
- William Boyce's deafness forces him to give up his musical duties
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- James Watt patents his steam engine
- Nicolas Cugnot invents the three-wheel steam carriage for use
on the roads
Politics & Law
- John Wilkes is expelled by Commons, and is thrice re-elected by
Middlesex, but the House again rejects him
- The French defeat Paoli in Corsica
- Oliver Goldsmith, Roman History
- Robertson, The History of Charles V
Philosophy & Theology
Milestones
- August: Birth of Napoleon
Miscellaneous
- Josiah Wedgwood, potter, opens his new works in Etruria, Staffordshire
??? 1760???
- Arthur Young, Six Months' Tour through the North of England
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