1763
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| Decades: | 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Years: | 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1763 MDCCLXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2516 |
| Armenian calendar | 1212 ԹՎ ՌՄԺԲ |
| Chinese calendar | 4399/4459-11-18 (壬午年十一月十八日) — to —
4400/4460-11-27(癸未年十一月廿七日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1755 – 1756 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5523 – 5524 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1818 – 1819 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1685 – 1686 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4864 – 4865 |
| Iranian calendar | 1141 – 1142 |
| Islamic calendar | 1177 – 1178 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōreki 13 (宝暦13年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2423 (皇紀2423年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11763 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2306 |
1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).
[edit] Events
- February 10 - French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Canada to Great Britain.
- 15 February - the Treaty of Hubertusburg puts an end to the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria and their allies
- March 1 - Charles Townshend becomes President of the Board of Trade in the British government
- May 7 - Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.
- June 2 - Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
- June 28 - earthquake in Komarom, Hungary
- August 5 - Pontiac's War - Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run in the Pennsylvania backcountry.
- October 7 - Proclamation of 1763
- The Treaty of Paris signed by Great Britain, France and Spain brings an end to the Seven Years' War (also called the French and Indian War in the United States and the War of the Conquest in Quebec)
- First publication of Bayes' theorem
- Fire in Smyrna destroys 2,600 houses.
[edit] Births
- January 8 - Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution (died 1834)
- January 24 - Louis Alexandre Andrault Graf Langeron, Russian general (died 1831)
- January 26 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France, King Charles XIV John of Sweden, and Charles III John of Norway (died 1844)
- February 14 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (died 1813)
- February 29 - Ann Lee, American religious leader (died 1784)
- March 9 - William Cobbett, English journalist and author (died 1835)
- March 13 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, Marshal of France (died 1815)
- March 21 - Jean Paul, German writer (died 1825)
- May 7 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince and Marshal of France (died 1813)
- May 21 - Joseph Fouché, French statesman (died 1820)
- June 20 - Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot (died 1798)
- June 23 - Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (died 1814)
- July 17 - John Jacob Astor, German-born entrepreneur (died 1848)
- August 17 - Dmitry Senyavin, Russian admiral (died 1831)
- December 25 - Claude Chappe, French telecommunication pioneer (died 1805)
- December 28 - John Molson, Canadian entrepreneur (died 1836)
- December 31 - Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (died 1806)
[edit] Deaths
- January 11 - Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (born 1676)
- January 22 - John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (born 1690)
- January 29 - Louis Racine, French poet (born 1692)
- February 11 - William Shenstone, English poet (born 1714)
- February 12 - Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (born 1688)
- May 3 - George Psalmanazar, British impostor (born c.1679)
- August 21 - Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman (born 1710)
- September 26 - John Byrom, English poet (born 1692)
- October 28 - Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (born 1700)
- November 23 - Friedrich Graf von Seckendorf, German soldier (born 1673)
- December 17 - Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (born 1722)
