1768

Events in 1768 4

• 1686 – 1768 Domenico Scarlatti Baroque keyboard innovator Italian composer who wrote over 550 keyboard sonatas that pushed the boundaries of technique and anticipated the Classical style.
• 1768 – 1848 François-René de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) Died 4 July 1848, aged 79 French writer, diplomat and statesman, a founder of Romanticism in French literature. His works include Atala, René and the memoirs Mémoires d'outre-tombe, which were published after his death. He was buried on the island of Grand Bé off Saint-Malo.
• 1768 – 1844 Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) Died 28 July 1844, aged 76 Elder brother of Napoleon, who made him King of Naples and then King of Spain. After Napoleon's fall he lived for many years in exile in the United States. He died in Florence.
• 1768 – 1849 Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) Died 22 May 1849, aged 81 Anglo-Irish novelist celebrated for works such as Castle Rackrent, considered a pioneer of the regional and historical novel. She was widely admired by contemporaries including Walter Scott and Jane Austen. She died at her family home in Edgeworthstown, Ireland.