What happened in 1763?
59 recorded events in 1763, including 27 in people, 9 in wars & conflicts and 6 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Caucasian War
1763–1864 invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire
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Pontiac's War
1763 war launched by Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio country against Kingdom of Great Britain
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Siege of Fort Detroit
1763 siege during Pontiac's Rebellion
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Battle of Bushy Run
1763 battle between the British and Native Americans
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Battle of Devil's Hole
1763 battle of Pontiac's Rebellion
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Battle of Bloody Run
Battle of Pontiac's War (1763)
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Siege of Fort Pitt
1763 siege that was part of Pontiac's War
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Battle of Point Pelee
1763 battle of Pontiac's War
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Third Battle of Katwa
1763 battle
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Paris (1763)
Treaty ending the Seven Years' War
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Treaty of Hubertusburg
1763 peace treaty ending the Third Silesian War, part of the Seven Years' War
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People 27
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Peter Forsskål died
Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus (1732-1763)
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Khariton Laptev died
Russian explorer
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Indira Kanwar died
Maharajkumari of Marwar
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Minggatu died
Mongolian astronomer
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John Byrom died
English poet and inventor of a shorthand system
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Carlos Mardel died
Hungarian-born Portuguese architect and military engineer (1695-1763)
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Abraham Darby II died
English Quaker ironmaster at Coalbrookdale (1711-1763)
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Robert Symmer died
British physicist and author
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Jean Hupeau died
French architect and engineer
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Frederik Christian von Haven died
Danish philologist and theologian
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Fyodor Volkov died
Russian actor and founder of the first permanent Russian theater (1729-1763)
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Gottfried Heinrich Bach died
Son of Johann Sebastian Bach
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Carl August Thielo died
Danish composer (1707-1763)
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Mathias Haydn died
Austrian wheelwright
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Barthélemy Hus-Desforges died
French actor (1699-1763)
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Charles XIV John of Sweden born
Born in Pau. King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844).
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Jean Paul born
Born in Wunsiedel. German Romantic writer (1763-1825).
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Kobayashi Issa born
Born in Kashiwabara. Japanese writer (1763-1828).
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Józef Poniatowski born
Born in Vienna. Nephew of King of Poland Stanislaus II; Marshal of France (1763-1813).
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Jean Victor Marie Moreau born
Born in Morlaix. French General (1763–1813).
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Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany born
Born in St James's Palace. British prince (1763-1827).
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Xavier de Maistre born
Born in Chambéry. French writer (1763-1852).
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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva born
Born in Santos. (1763-1838) Brazilian politician.
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William Cobbett born
Born in Farnham. English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist (1763–1835).
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Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune born
Born in Brive-la-Gaillarde. French diplomat (1763-1815).
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Johann Gottfried Seume born
Born in Poserna. German writer (1763-1810).
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François de Charette born
Born in Couffé. French soldier, leader of the Royalist army during the War in the Vendée (1763-1796).
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Science & Technology 1
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Greifswald Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Garden in Germany
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Mosaic of the musicians by Dioskourides of Samos
Mosaic of the musicians by Dioskourides of Samos (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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Laleli Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
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Exeter Synagogue
Synagogue in the City of Exeter, Devon, England, UK
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Synagogue in Wielowieś
Synagogue in Wielowieś (Religion & Belief Systems).
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St. Joseph
Filial church in Rieder, Marktoberdorf, Germany
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St. Nikolaus und Sylvester
Filial church in Mammendorf, Germany
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Church of the Protection of the Theotokos, Perkhushkovo
Temple in Perkhushkovo, Russia
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Economy & Trade 4
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Royal Porcelain Manufactory
Prussian porcelain manufacturer
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Thomas Hine & Co.
Manufacturer of cognac
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Ammerer Bed Company
Austrian family business in the eighth generation
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Pestalozzi AG
Swiss steel and iron trading company
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1763 Komárom earthquake
Earthquake affecting Hungary
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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American Revolution
Revolution establishing the United States of America
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Petäjävesi Old Church
Church building in Petäjävesi, Finland
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Nykirken
Parish church in Bergen, Norway
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Basilian monastery in Sheptitskyi
Basilian monastery in Sheptitskyi (Architecture & Engineering).
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Hóladómkirkja
Church building in Hólar, Iceland
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Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse
Historic church building in Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Empires & Countries 2
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Jind State founded
Jind State was founded, with its capital at Sangrur.
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Nabha State founded
Nabha State was founded.
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