1760
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1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).
Contents
Events
- Abu Dhabi is founded. (Approximate date)
- Tacky's rebellion occurs in Jamaica.
- Publication of Dr. James Fordyce's two-volume compendium Sermons for Young Women.
- The dockyards of Portsmouth catch fire.
January
- January 28 -- Benning Wentworth creates the New Hampshire Grant of Pownal, Vermont.
February
- February 27 - Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Cherokee natives allied with French forces attack a North Carolina militia stationed at Fort Dobbs in the western part of the province. The attack is repelled by the militia.
March
April
May
June
- June 4 - Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia Canada taken from the Acadians.
July
- July 8 - Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Battle of the Ristigouche: British defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
- July 19 - A formal request is made to the Spanish government as to allow the founding of the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
- July 31 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Warburg: The Anglo-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick storms Warburg, with a heroic role being played by the English commander Lord Granby.
August
- August 15 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: By a series of brilliant maneuvers, Frederick the Great manages to defeat the Austrian army of Marshal Loudon before it can unite with that of Marshal Daun.
- August 21 - The church (later cathedral) of "Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)" is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city.
September
- 18 September - The town (later city) of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is founded.
October
- October 9 - Russian troops enter Berlin, but soon withdraw.
- October 16 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Kloster-Kamp: Ferdinand of Brunswick is beaten back from the Rhine by a French army.
- October 25 - Death of George II of Great Britain. His grandson George III ascends to the throne.
November
- November 3 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Torgau: In another extremely hard Frederick defeats Daun's Austrians, who withdraw across the Elbe.
Ongoing events
Births
- March 1 - François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French Revolutionary leader (suicide) (d. 1794)
- April 30 - Joseph Souham, French general (d. 1837)
- 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)
- October 27 - August von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1831)
- Karl Bottiger, German archaeologist (d. 1835)
Deaths
- April 10 - Jean Lebeuf, French historian (b. 1687)
- May 5 - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (hanged) (b. 1720)
- May 9 - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer (b. 1700)
- May 15 - Alaungpaya, King of Burma (b. 1711)
- May 22 - Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700)
- June 13 - Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (b. March 27, 1696)
- September 11 - Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. 1704)
- October 25 - King George II of Great Britain (b. 1683)
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