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1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar.
Events
- Helium is discovered.
- Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women is published.
- Meiji Restoration in Japan.
Births
Deaths
June 1 - James Buchanan, 77, fifteenth President of the United States, respiratory failure (b. 1791)