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* [[August 21]] - The church (later [[cathedral]]) of ''Our Lady of [[Candlemas]] of [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)]]'' is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city. |
* [[August 21]] - The church (later [[cathedral]]) of ''Our Lady of [[Candlemas]] of [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)]]'' is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city. |
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* [[18 September]] - The town (later city) of [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]] is founded. |
* [[18 September]] - The town (later city) of [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]] is founded. |
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* [[22 September]] - [[George III]] of Great Britain - soon to be of the [[United Kingdom]] - is crowned. [[Image:George III in Coronation Robes.jpg|thumb|right|[[22 September]]:[[George III]]]] |
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* [[October 9]] - Russian troops enter [[Berlin]], but soon withdraw. |
* [[October 9]] - Russian troops enter [[Berlin]], but soon withdraw. |
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* [[October 16]] - [[Seven Years' War]] - Battle of Kloster-Kamp: Ferdinand of Brunswick is beaten back from the Rhine by a French army. |
* [[October 16]] - [[Seven Years' War]] - Battle of Kloster-Kamp: Ferdinand of Brunswick is beaten back from the Rhine by a French army. |
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Template:C18YearInTopicX Year 1760 (MDCCLX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar).
Events of 1760
January - June
- January 9 - Battle of Barari Ghat: The Afghans defeat the Marathas.
- January 28 -- Benning Wentworth creates the New Hampshire Grant of Pownal, Vermont.
- 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 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 - December
- July 8 - Seven Years' War - French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche: 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 30 - Seven Years' War - Battle of Legnica: By a series of brilliant maneuvers, Frederick the Great manages to defeat the Austrian army of Marshal Laudon 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.
- 18 September - The town (later city) of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is founded.
- 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 - George II of Great Britain dies; his grandson George III ascends to the throne.
- November 3 - Seven Years' War - Battle of Torgau: In another extremely hard battle Frederick defeats Daun's Austrians, who withdraw across the Elbe.
Undated
- Abu Dhabi is founded (Approximate date).
- Tacky's rebellion occurs in Jamaica.
- Dr. James Fordyce's two-volume compendium, Sermons for Young Women, is published.
- The dockyards of Portsmouth catch fire.
- Western countries pay 3,000,000 ounces of silver for Chinese goods.
Ongoing events
Births
Gregorian calendar | 1760 MDCCLX |
Ab urbe condita | 2513 |
Armenian calendar | 1209 ԹՎ ՌՄԹ |
Assyrian calendar | 6510 |
Balinese saka calendar | 1681–1682 |
Bengali calendar | 1167 |
Berber calendar | 2710 |
British Regnal year | 33 Geo. 2 – 1 Geo. 3 |
Buddhist calendar | 2304 |
Burmese calendar | 1122 |
Byzantine calendar | 7268–7269 |
Chinese calendar | 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 4457 or 4250 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 4458 or 4251 |
Coptic calendar | 1476–1477 |
Discordian calendar | 2926 |
Ethiopian calendar | 1752–1753 |
Hebrew calendar | 5520–5521 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 1816–1817 |
- Shaka Samvat | 1681–1682 |
- Kali Yuga | 4860–4861 |
Holocene calendar | 11760 |
Igbo calendar | 760–761 |
Iranian calendar | 1138–1139 |
Islamic calendar | 1173–1174 |
Japanese calendar | Hōreki 10 (宝暦10年) |
Javanese calendar | 1685–1686 |
Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
Korean calendar | 4093 |
Minguo calendar | 152 before ROC 民前152年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | 292 |
Thai solar calendar | 2302–2303 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 1886 or 1505 or 733 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 1887 or 1506 or 734 |
- January 3 - John Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1835)
- March 1 - François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French Revolutionary leader (suicide) (d. 1794)
- March 10 - Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet (d. 1828)
- 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)
- May 29 - Charlotte Slottsberg, Swedish ballerina
- June 12 - Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French novelist, playwright, journalist, politician, and diplomat (d. 1797)
- 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)
- December 17 - Deborah Sampson, first American female soldier (d. 1827)
- date unknown - Louise Françoise Contat, French actress (d. 1813)
- probable - Lemuel Francis Abbott, English portrait painter (d. 1802)
- See also Category: 1760 births.
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. 1696)
- July 13 - Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Iroquois Confederacy (b. 1696)
- September 11 - Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. 1704)
- October 15 - Nicolas d'Assas, a captain of the French regiment of Auvergne (b. 1733)
- October 25 - King George II of Great Britain (b. 1683)
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- See also Category: 1760 deaths.