6 November 1764Birth of Jacques Zacharie DestaingJacques Zacharie Destaing
Birth of Jacques Zacharie Destaing
Historical records for France in 1764, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Birth of Jacques Zacharie Destaing
The Spanish name for the islands, "Islas Malvinas", is derived from the French name "les Malouines", bestowed by Louis Antoine de Bougainville, after the mariners from Saint-Malo became the islands first settlers
Voltaire publishes the Philosophical Dictionary as an accessible critique of intolerance and superstition.
The rebellion of the Jesuits is suppressed
The rebellion of the Jesuits is suppressed
The rebellion of the Jesuits is suppressed
The Spanish name for the islands, "Islas Malvinas", is derived from the French name "les Malouines", bestowed by Louis Antoine de Bougainville, after the mariners from Saint-Malo became the islands first settlers
The first settlement, called Port St. Louis, is founded by the French military commander Louis Antoine de Bougainville on Berkeley Sound, in present-day Port Louis, East Falkland
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