1767
| 1767 • Pitcairn Island in the Pacific Ocean is sighted from HMS Swallow by 15-year-old Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on a British Royal Navy expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret, the first definite European sighting. |
1762
Jan 1
| 1762 • October 5 – Battle of Manila: Troops of the British East India Company take Manila from the Spanish, leading to the British occupation of Manila and its being made an open port. |
1820
Age: 53y
| 1820 • King William I of Württemberg marries his cousin, Pauline Therese, in Stuttgart. |
1821
Nov 18
Age: 54y
| 1821 • Navarino Massacre: Greek rebels massacre 3,000 inhabitants of the city of Navarino. |