Years: 1757 1758 1759 - 1760 - 1761 1762 1763

Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1760 in art 1760 in literature 1760 in music 1760 in science List of state leaders in 1760 List of religious leaders in 1760

Contents

1 Events 2 Ongoing events 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• January 9 - Afghans defeat Marathas in Battle of Barari Ghat.

• March 20 - The "Great Fire" of Boston destroys 349 buildings.
• June 4 - Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia Canada taken from the Acadians.
• July 8 - French and Indian War: Battle of the Ristigouche - British defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
• October 9 - Seven Years War - Russian troops enter Berlin
• October 25 - George III of the United Kingdom ascends to the throne.
• Russian army briefly occupies Berlin and Königsberg.
• Abu Dhabi is founded. (Approximate date)
• Tacky's rebellion occurs in Jamaica.

Ongoing events

• French and Indian War (1754-1763)
• Seven Years' War (1756-1763)

Births

• March 1 - François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French Revolutionary leader (d. 1794 suicide)
• May 10 - Johann Peter Hebel, poet (+ 1826)
• May 28 - Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, French political figure and general (+ 1794)
• August 22 - Pope Leo XII (+ 1829)
• September 14 - Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer
• Karl Bottiger, German archaeologist.

Deaths

• October 25 - King George II of Great Britain.

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