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France in 1769

Historical records for France in 1769, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
5Events
7Named people
3Places
5Categories

Historical records

January

10 January 1769Birth of Michel NeyMichel Ney Elchingen, 1st

Warfare / Military

Birth of Michel Ney

April

25 April 1769Birth of Marc Isambard BrunelMarc Isambard Brunel

Hacqueville · Science / Civil Engineering

Marc Isambard Brunel is born at Hacqueville in Normandy to Jean Charles Brunel and Marie-Victoire Lefebvre.

June

3 June 1769Transit of VenusGuillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil

Pondicherry · Science / Astronomy

Le Gentil reaches Pondicherry for the 1769 transit but clouds prevent him from observing the event after years of travel.

August

15 August 1769Birth of Napoleon ICharles Bonaparte

Ajaccio · House / House of Bonaparte

Birth of Napoleon I, father of Napoleon I, born in Ajaccio, Corsica, 4th child

15 August 1769Birth of Napoleon ILititia Bonaparte

Ajaccio · House / House of Bonaparte

Birth of Napoleon I, mother of Napoleon I, born in Ajaccio, Corsica, 4th child

15 August 1769Birth of Napoleon INapoleon I

Ajaccio · House / House of Bonaparte

Birth of Napoleon I, Corsica, 4th child of a poor Corsican lawyer

Other Events

1769Invention of Steam TractorNicholas-Joseph Cugnot

Science / Technology

Invents the steam tractor

Names involved

Charles BonaparteGuillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le GentilLititia BonaparteMarc Isambard BrunelMichel Ney Elchingen, 1stNapoleon INicholas-Joseph Cugnot

Places involved

AjaccioHacquevillePondicherry

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.