▁in ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁fam ine , ▁but ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁increases ▁its ▁dem ands ▁on ▁the ▁Beng ali ▁people ▁to ▁keep ▁prof its ▁up . ▁ ▁September ▁ 6 – 9 ▁– ▁David ▁G arr ick ▁holds ▁a ▁Shakespeare ▁J ub ile e ▁festival ▁at ▁Str at ford - up on - Av on ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 7 6 8 – 7 4 ): ▁Russian ▁forces ▁take ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Ch oc im ▁in ▁B uk ov ina . ▁ ▁October – Dec ember ▁▁ ▁October ▁ 1 ▁– ▁James ▁Cook ▁names ▁Wh aka ari , ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁as ▁White ▁Island . ▁ ▁October ▁ 7 ▁– ▁James ▁Cook ▁lands ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁at ▁P over ty ▁Bay . ▁ ▁October ▁ 9 ▁– ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁encounter ▁between ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁people ▁and ▁Europe ans ▁( at ▁the ▁future ▁site ▁of ▁G is bor ne , ▁New ▁Zealand ), ▁one ▁Ma ori ▁is ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁after ▁he ▁ste als ▁a ▁sword ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁expedition . ▁Several ▁more ▁M ā ori ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁fighting ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁▁ ▁October ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁Nicolas - Jose ph ▁C ug not ▁demonstr ates ▁a ▁steam - power ed ▁art illery ▁tra ctor ▁( see ▁drawing ) ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 ▁– ▁A ▁party