1763 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1763 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Events
- 10 February - Seven Years' War/French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Canada to Great Britain. [1]
- 1 March - Charles Townshend becomes President of the Board of Trade in the British government.
- 7 May - Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.
- 2 June - 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.
- 5 August - Pontiac's War: at the Battle of Bushy Run, British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run in the Pennsylvania backcountry.
- 7 October - Royal Proclamation of 1763 is made by George III.
- 24 November - Thomas Bayes formulates Bayes's theorem. [2]
- John Wilkes' article in The North Briton criticises George III's speech in praise of the Treaty of Paris.
[edit] Births
- 9 March - William Cobbett, journalist and author (died 1835)
[edit] Deaths
- 22 January - John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, statesman (born 1690)
- 11 February - William Shenstone, poet (born 1714)
- 3 May - George Psalmanazar, impostor (born c.1679)
- 21 August - Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, statesman (born 1710)
- 26 September - John Byrom, English poet (born 1692)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ A Letter from the Late Reverend Mr. Thomas Bayes, F.R.S. to John Canton, M.A. and F.R.S. (PDF)