What happened in 1761?
63 recorded events in 1761, including 26 in people, 16 in architecture & engineering and 12 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 12
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Third Battle of Panipat
1761 battle in India between the Durrani and Maratha empires
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Battle of Villinghausen
1761 battle
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Battle of Langensalza
1761 battle
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Siege of Cassel
1761 failed attempt by Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick to capture French-held Kassel
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Capture of Belle Île
1761 military operation
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Battle of Ölper
1761 battle
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Battle of Grünberg
1761 battle
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Battle of Neuensund
1761 battle
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Battle of Sialkot
1761 battle
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Battle of Gujranwala
1761 battle
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Sikh Occupation of Lahore
Sikh capture of Lahore, Punjab from the Durrani Empire
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Battle of Ust-Labinsk
Circassian-Crimean battle in 1761
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of El Pardo
1761 treaty between Spain and Portugal
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People 26
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Antoine Louis Rouillé died
French noble
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Thomas Bayes died
British mathematician and Presbyterian minister (1702-1761)
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François-Xavier Bon de Saint-Hilaire died
French scientist and president of the Court of Auditors of Montpellier
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Stephen Hales died
British scientist (1677-1761)
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John Dollond died
English optician, known for his achromatic doublets
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Thomas Simpson died
British mathematician (1710-1761)
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Martin Spanberg died
Danish-born Russian explorer
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Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye died
French Canadian fur trader and explorer (1717-1761)
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Giovanni Poleni died
Italian scientist and antiquarian (*1683 – †1761)
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Bernard Forest de Bélidor died
French engineer (*1698 – †1761)
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Carlo Lodoli died
Italian architect (1690-1761)
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Noël-Antoine Pluche died
French naturalist
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Georg Matthias Bose died
German physicist and writer (1710-1761)
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Gabriele Manfredi died
Italian mathematician (1681-1761)
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Federico Sanvitale died
Italian Jesuit and mathematician (1704-1761)
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Joshua Ward died
British chemist
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Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne died
Canadian explorer
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William Windham, Sr. died
English landowner; (1717-1761)
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Pierre Robineau de Portneuf died
Canadian explorer
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John Rich died
British theatre producer
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Carl Gotthelf Gerlach died
German musician
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Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly born
Born in Pomautsch. Baltic German general (1761-1818).
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August von Kotzebue born
Born in Weimar. German dramatist and writer (1761–1819).
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Jan Potocki born
Born in Pykiv. Polish nobleman, writer (creating in French), traveler, politician and historian (1761-1815).
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August Batsch born
Born in Jena. German naturalist (1761-1802).
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John Moore born
Born in Glasgow. British Army general (1761-1809).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho")
Fresco
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Vác Cathedral
Church in Vác, Hungary
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Łańcut Synagogue
Synagogue
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Economy & Trade 2
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Faber-Castell
German manufacturing company of stationery and art products
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Worthington Brewery
British brewery, founded 1761
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1761 Lisbon earthquake
Earthquake and tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean
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Architecture & Engineering 16
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Mantua Cathedral
Cathedral
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Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
Roman Catholic church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Seu Nova
Cultural property in Lleida, Spain
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Visitationist Church
Church
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Melik Haykaz Palace
15th-century palace in the village of Hüsülü in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan
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Black Abbey
Dominican friary in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
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Hospet Church
Building in India
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Kongsberg Church
Church in Kongsberg
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Falkenberg Bridge
Bridge in Sweden
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Rørstad Church
Church in Sørfold, Norway
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Church in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Luz
Church in Puebla, Mexico
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San Bernardino, Rimini
Church building in Rimini, Italy
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All Saints Church
Grade I listed church in Woolley, Somerset, England, UK
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Blackfriars Bridge
19th-century bridge in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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First Church of Christ, Wethersfield
Church building in Connecticut, United States of America
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Empires & Countries 2
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Patiala State founded
Patiala State was founded, with its capital at Patiala.
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Gwalior State founded
Gwalior State was founded, with its capital at Ujjain.
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