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1769

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Commons category: 1769
point in time: 1769-01-01

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April 13: James Cook arrives in Tahiti on the Endeavour. October 23: Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot demonstrates first steam-powered vehicle.

1769 (MDCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1769th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 769th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1769, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.