1760

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 topic:
Arts
Architecture - Literature - Music
Other topics
Canada – Science

Lists of leaders:
Colonial governors - State leaders

1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).

Events

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.

March 1 – François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French Revolutionary leader (suicide) (d. 1794)
May 10 – Johann Peter Hebel, German poet (d. 1826)
May 28 – Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, French politician and general (d. 1794)
August 22 – Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)
September 14 – Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer (d. 1842)
Karl Bottiger, German archaeologist (d. 1835)

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