What happened 1767 AD

Washington helped lead widespread protests against the Townshend Acts passed by Parliament in 1767, and he introduced a proposal in May 1769 drafted by George Mason which called Virginians to boycott English goods; the Acts were mostly repealed in 1770.

Wolfgang had shown the first smallpox symptoms. Because of the incubation time of the disease (about 12 days), it can be known that he had already contracted it in Vienna, Leopold called Doctor Wolff and Mozart was told to rest for at least a few months, he was so sick that he could see nothing for nine days and had to spare his eyes for several weeks after his recovery, Mozart was much better in December and the family mooted.

The German composer, Josef Schnabel, was born in Silesia.

The German poet, translator and critic August Wilhelm Schlegel was born in Germany in 1767.

Ferdinand Franzl was born in Germany in the 18th century.

The first edition of Adresseavisen, Norway's oldest newspaper, was published in 1767.

The German composer Karl August von Lichtenstein was born in Lahm in 1767.