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 • Building of the Plymouth Synagogue in Plymouth, England, the oldest built by Ashkenazi Jews in the English-speaking world. |
1820
Age: 53y
| 1820 • U.S. presidential election: James Monroe is re-elected, virtually unopposed. |
1821
Nov 18
Age: 54y
| 1821 • Peru declares independence from Spain. |