What happened in 1763?

Caucasian War

Wars & Conflicts

1763–1864 invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire

Pontiac's War

Wars & Conflicts · Great Lakes region

1763 war launched by Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio country against Kingdom of Great Britain

Siege of Fort Detroit

Wars & Conflicts · Fort Detroit

1763 siege during Pontiac's Rebellion

Battle of Bushy Run

Wars & Conflicts

1763 battle between the British and Native Americans

Battle of Devil's Hole

Wars & Conflicts

1763 battle of Pontiac's Rebellion

Battle of Bloody Run

Wars & Conflicts

Battle of Pontiac's War (1763)

Siege of Fort Pitt

Wars & Conflicts · Pittsburgh

1763 siege that was part of Pontiac's War

Battle of Point Pelee

Wars & Conflicts · Point Pelee National Park

1763 battle of Pontiac's War

Third Battle of Katwa

Wars & Conflicts · Katwa

1763 battle

Berbice Slave Uprising

Wars & Conflicts · Berbice

Slave revolt in Berbice

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Politics & Government

Treaty ending the Seven Years' War

Treaty of Hubertusburg

Politics & Government

1763 peace treaty ending the Third Silesian War, part of the Seven Years' War

Peter Forsskål died

People · Yarim

Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus (1732-1763)

Khariton Laptev died

People · Velikiye Luki

Russian explorer

Indira Kanwar died

People · Jodhpur

Maharajkumari of Marwar

Minggatu died

People · Inner Mongolia

Mongolian astronomer

John Byrom died

People · Manchester

English poet and inventor of a shorthand system

Carlos Mardel died

People · Lisbon

Hungarian-born Portuguese architect and military engineer (1695-1763)

Abraham Darby II died

People · Coalbrookdale

English Quaker ironmaster at Coalbrookdale (1711-1763)

Robert Symmer died

People · Dumfries and Galloway

British physicist and author

Jean Hupeau died

People · Paris

French architect and engineer

Frederik Christian von Haven died

People · Mocha

Danish philologist and theologian

Fyodor Volkov died

People · Moscow

Russian actor and founder of the first permanent Russian theater (1729-1763)

Gottfried Heinrich Bach died

People · Naumburg

Son of Johann Sebastian Bach

Carl August Thielo died

People · Saxony

Danish composer (1707-1763)

Mathias Haydn died

People · Hainburg

Austrian wheelwright

Barthélemy Hus-Desforges died

People · Lyon

French actor (1699-1763)

Charles XIV John of Sweden born

People · Pau

Born in Pau. King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844).

Jean Paul born

People · Wunsiedel

Born in Wunsiedel. German Romantic writer (1763-1825).

Kobayashi Issa born

People · Kashiwabara

Born in Kashiwabara. Japanese writer (1763-1828).

Józef Poniatowski born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Nephew of King of Poland Stanislaus II; Marshal of France (1763-1813).

Jean Victor Marie Moreau born

People · Morlaix

Born in Morlaix. French General (1763–1813).

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany born

People · St James's Palace

Born in St James's Palace. British prince (1763-1827).

Xavier de Maistre born

People · Chambéry

Born in Chambéry. French writer (1763-1852).

José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva born

People · Santos

Born in Santos. (1763-1838) Brazilian politician.

William Cobbett born

People · Farnham

Born in Farnham. English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist (1763–1835).

Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune born

People · Brive-la-Gaillarde

Born in Brive-la-Gaillarde. French diplomat (1763-1815).

Johann Gottfried Seume born

People · Poserna

Born in Poserna. German writer (1763-1810).

François de Charette born

People · Couffé

Born in Couffé. French soldier, leader of the Royalist army during the War in the Vendée (1763-1796).

Augustus III of Poland died

People · Dresden

Died in Dresden. King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763).

Friedrich Christian I, Elector of Saxony died

People · Dresden

Died in Dresden. Elector of Saxony (1722-1763).

John Theodore of Bavaria died

People · Liège

Died in Liège. Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Panah Ali Khan died

People · Shiraz

Died in Shiraz. Khan of Karabakh.

Greifswald Botanic Garden and Arboretum

Science & Technology

Garden in Germany

Mosaic of the musicians by Dioskourides of Samos

Exploration & Discovery · Naples National Archaeological Museum

Laleli Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Turkey

Exeter Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in the City of Exeter, Devon, England, UK

Synagogue in Wielowieś

Religion & Belief Systems

St. Joseph

Religion & Belief Systems · Rieder

Filial church in Rieder, Marktoberdorf, Germany

St. Nikolaus und Sylvester

Religion & Belief Systems

Filial church in Mammendorf, Germany

Church of the Protection of the Theotokos, Perkhushkovo

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Perkhushkovo, Russia

Ferrol Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic Co-Cathedral in Spain

Church of the Holy Trinity, Łyskava

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Lyskava, Belarus

Santa Maria delle Penitenti

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Venice, Italy

Jewish cemetery of Chrzanów

Religion & Belief Systems

Jewish cemetery in Poland

St. George's United Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Philadelphia, United States of America

Yuanching Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Changhua County, Taiwan

Singang Jiang Taigong Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Nizhne-Voskresensky Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox Christian monastery near Balakovo, Russia

Jewish ceremonial hall in Boskovice

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Christ Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wayside cross

Religion & Belief Systems · Hrochův Týnec

Wayside cross in Hrochův Týnec

Worship cross from Chuynavolok

Religion & Belief Systems

Wayside cross in Kizhi, Russia

rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Stein im Allgäu

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic church in Frederick, Maryland

Wayside Cross

Religion & Belief Systems

Field cross at Grod in Beinwil (Freiamt) in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Evangelical Reformed Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Sissach in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Parish and Municipal Hall (former manor house)

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Trogen in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland

Rectory of Augsburg-Evangelical Parish in Świdnica

Religion & Belief Systems

Ancien presbytère de Saint-François-de-Sales

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Quebec, Canada

Royal Porcelain Manufactory

Economy & Trade · Berlin

Prussian porcelain manufacturer

Thomas Hine & Co.

Economy & Trade · Jarnac

Manufacturer of cognac

Ammerer Bed Company

Economy & Trade

Austrian family business in the eighth generation

Pestalozzi AG

Economy & Trade · Dietikon

Swiss steel and iron trading company

1763 Komárom earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake affecting Hungary

American Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Thirteen Colonies

Revolution establishing the United States of America

Petäjävesi Old Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Petäjävesi, Finland

Nykirken

Architecture & Engineering · Nordnes

Parish church in Bergen, Norway

Basilian monastery in Sheptitskyi

Architecture & Engineering

Hóladómkirkja

Architecture & Engineering · Hólar

Church building in Hólar, Iceland

Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church building in Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Tengyeling

Architecture & Engineering

Building in People's Republic of China

Fort Charlotte

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Saint Vincent

Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete

Architecture & Engineering

17th Century fortress in Portugal

Temple of the Protection of the Mother of God, Jedlinka

Architecture & Engineering

Church of the Transfiguration

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Pompion Hill Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in South Carolina, United States

Jind State founded

Empires & Countries · Sangrur

Jind State was founded, with its capital at Sangrur.

Nabha State founded

Empires & Countries

Nabha State was founded.