1763

Centuries:	17th century - 18th century - 19th century
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Years:	1760 1761 1762 - 1763 - 1764 1765 1766

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[edit] Events of 1763

February 1 - The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Mecklenburg County from the western portion of Anson County. The county is named for Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who married King George III in 1761.
February 10 - French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Canada to Great Britain.
February 15 - 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 Mackinac 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 occurs in Komarom, Hungary.

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 is made of Bayes' theorem.
Fire in Smyrna, Turkey destroys 2,600 houses.

January 8 - Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution (died 1834)
January 24 - Louis Alexandre Andrault de 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)

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