1761

Categories: 1761

Years:
1758 1759 1760 - 1761 - 1762 1763 1764

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

Centuries:
17th century - 18th century - 19th century

1761 in topic:
Arts
Architecture - Literature - Music
Other topics
Canada - Science

Lists of leaders:
Colonial governors - State leaders

From Categories:
births - deaths

1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).

Contents

1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

January 14 - Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans
January 16 - British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
February 8 – Earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar
March 8 - Second earthquake in North London, Hampstead and Highgate

In Dutch Guayana a “state” formed by escaped slaves signs a treaty with the local governor
Opening of Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is published, in France.
June 6 - Transit of Venus occurred, and was observed from 120 locations around the globe.
The vizier Muhammad Abu al Kaylak, who had led the Funj army in wars, carries out a Sennar palace coup, relegating the sultan to a figurehead role. (History of Sudan (Coming of Islam to the Turkiyah))

Ongoing events

Births

January 17 - James Hall, Scottish geologist (d. 1832)
February 1 - Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)
February 16 - Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
May 3 - August von Kotzebue, German dramatist (d. 1819)
November 4 - Bertrand Andrieu, French engraver of medals (d. 1822)
November 13 - John Moore, British general (d. 1809)
November 20 - Pope Pius VIII (d. 1850)
December 1 - Marie Tussaud, French wax modeller (d. 1850)
Henry Shrapnel, British Army officer and inventor (d. 1842)

Deaths

January 4 - Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (b. 1677)
January 10 - Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)
February 1 - Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)
April 4 - Theodore Gardelle, Swiss enameller (b. 1722)
April 9 - William Law, English minister (b. 1686)
April 15 - Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682)
April 17 - Thomas Bayes, English mathematician
May 14 - Thomas Simpson, British mathematician (b. 1710)
June 2 - Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)
July 4 - Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)
July 13 - Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)
August 3 - Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)
September 8 - Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698)
November 30 - John Dollond, English optician (b. 1706)af:1761

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