1763
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1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).
Events
- February 10 – French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Canada to Great Britain.
- 15 February – the Treaty of Hubertusburg puts an end to the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria and their allies
- March 1 – Charles Townshend becomes President of the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom 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 – earthquake in Komarom, Hungary
- 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.
- The Treaty of Paris signed by Great Britain, France and Spain brings an end to the Seven Years' War (also called the French and Indian War in the United States)
- First publication of Bayes' theorem
- Proclamation of 1763
- City of St. Louis Missouri founded
Births
- January 8 – Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution (d. 1834)
- January 26 – Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, French field marshal, King Charles XIV John of Sweden, and Charles III John of Norway (d. 1844)
- February 29 – Ann Lee, American religious leader (d. 1784)
- March 9 – William Cobbett, English journalist and author (d. 1835)
- March 13 – Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French soldier (d. 1815)
- March 21 – Jean Paul, German writer (d. 1825)
- 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)
- December 25 – Claude Chappe, French telecommunication pioneer (d. 1805)
- December 28 – John Molson, Canadian entrepreneur (d. 1836)
Deaths
- February 11 – William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714)
- February 12 – Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688)
- May 3 – George Psalmanazar, Formosan impostor
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