Today in History for August 1768
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Historical Events
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19th - Saint Isaac's Cathedral is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
25th - Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth, England on his 1st voyage onboard the Endeavour bound for the Pacific Ocean
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 2 of 2
17th - Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French general (d. 1800)
27th - Anne-Francois Mellinet, French/Belgian general (Maastricht)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 1 of 1
17th - Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (b. 1703)
