1763
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| Centuries: | 17th century - 18th century - 19th century |
| Decades: | 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Years: | 1760 1761 1762 - 1763 - 1764 1765 1766 |
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| Art - Literature (Poetry) - Music - Science |
| Countries: Canada - Great Britain - Mexico |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1763 (MDCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar).
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[edit] Events of 1763
[edit] January - June
- 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.
- February 23 - The Berbice Slave Uprising starts in the former Dutch colony of Berbice.
- 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 - An earthquake occurs in Komarom, Hungary.
[edit] July - December
- 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.
- September 1 - Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
- October 7 - The Royal Proclamation of 1763 is issued by King George III, restricting American settlement westward.
[edit] Undated
- Bayes' theorem is first published.
- Fire in Smyrna, Turkey destroys 2,600 houses.
- Mir Kasim of Bengal destroys the English garrison in Patna.
- The English defeat Mir Kasim at Katwah, Murshidabad, Giria, Sooty, Udayanala and Monghyr.
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1763 MDCCLXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2516 |
| Armenian calendar | 1212 ԹՎ ՌՄԺԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -81 – -80 |
| Berber calendar | 2713 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2307 |
| Burmese calendar | 1125 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7271 – 7272 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬午年十一月十八日 (4399/4459-11-18) — to —
癸未年十一月廿七日(4400/4460-11-27) |
| Coptic calendar | 1479 – 1480 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1755 – 1756 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5523 – 5524 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1818 – 1819 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1685 – 1686 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4864 – 4865 |
| Holocene calendar | 11763 |
| Iranian calendar | 1141 – 1142 |
| Islamic calendar | 1176 – 1177 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōreki 13 (宝暦13年) |
| Korean calendar | 4096 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2306 |
- January 8 - Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution (d. 1834)
- January 24 - Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831)
- January 26 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France, King Charles XIV John of Sweden, and Charles III John of Norway (d. 1844)
- February 14 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813)
- March 9 - William Cobbett, English journalist and author (d. 1835)
- March 13 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, Marshal of France (d. 1815)
- March 21 - Jean Paul, German writer (d. 1825)
- May 7 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince and Marshal of France (d. 1813)
- May 21 - Joseph Fouché, French statesman (d. 1820)
- June 20 - Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot (d. 1798)
- June 23 - Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (d. 1814)
- July 17 - John Jacob Astor, German-born entrepreneur (d. 1848)
- August 17 - Dmitry Senyavin, Russian admiral (d. 1831)
- December 25 - Claude Chappe, French telecommunication pioneer (d. 1805)
- December 28 - John Molson, Canadian entrepreneur (d. 1836)
- December 31 - Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (d. 1806)
- See also Category: 1763 births.
[edit] Deaths
- January 11 - Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676)
- January 22 - John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (b. 1690)
- January 29 - Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
- February 11 - William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714)
- February 12 - Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688)
- May 3 - George Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. c. 1679)
- August 21 - Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman (b. 1710)
- September 26 - John Byrom, English poet (b. 1692)
- October 28 - Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (b. 1700)
- November 23 - Friedrich Graf von Seckendorf, German soldier (b. 1673)
- December 17 - Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (b. 1722)
- December 23 - Antoine François Prévost, writer (b. 1697)
- See also Category: 1763 deaths.
