What happened in 1773?

Siege of Silistra (1773)

Wars & Conflicts · Silistra

1773 siege during the Russo-Turkish war

Philibert Commerson died

People · Mauritius Island

French scientist (1727-1773)

Amédée-François Frézier died

People · Brest

Died in Brest. French scientist, spy and explorer (1682-1773).

Johann Joachim Quantz died

People · Potsdam

German flutist, flute maker and composer (1697-1773)

John Clayton died

People · Gloucester County

American colonial botanist (1694-1773)

Andreas Berlin died

People · Îles de Los

Swedish naturalist (1746-1773)

Jorge Juan y Santacilia died

People · Madrid

Spanish mathematician and naval officer

Michael Christoph Hanow died

People · Gdańsk

German historian and scientist

Juan Martín Cermeño died

People · Barcelona

Spanish architect, military engineer, and lieutenant general

George Sr. Adams died

People · London

British mathematical instrument maker and science writer (c. 1709–1772)

Edward Willes died

People · London

English Anglican bishop and cryptanalyst

Yamaji Nushizumi died

People · Edo

Japanese mathematician

Andrew Planta died

People · London

Swiss librarian; (1717-1773)

Ludwig van Beethoven died

People · Bonn

Grandfather of composer Ludwig van Beethoven

Johann Lorenz Bach died

People · Itzgrund

German composer (1695-1773)

Joan Baptista Pla died

People · Stuttgart

Spanish musician

John Cunningham died

People · Newcastle upon Tyne

Dublin born playwright, poet and actor (1729-1773)

Sarah Hallam died

People · Philadelphia

Actor

Beata Sabina Straas died

People · Stockholm

Swedish actress

Samuel Johnson died

People · Gawsworth New Hall

English dancing-master and dramatist

Franz Nikolaus Novotny died

People · Eisenstadt

Austrian composer

John Ward died

People · England

English actor, born 1704

Carl Höckh died

People · Zerbst

Violinist and composer

William Henry Harrison born

People · Charles City County

Born in Charles City County. President of the United States in 1841 (1773-1841).

Klemens von Metternich born

People · Koblenz

Born in Koblenz. Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor (1773–1859).

Thomas Young born

People · Milverton

Born in Milverton. English polymath (1773-1829).

Ludwig Tieck born

People · Berlin

Born in Berlin. German poet, writer, and critic (1773–1853).

James Mill born

People · Angus

Born in Angus. Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836).

Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi born

People · Geneva

Born in Geneva. Swiss economist and historian (1773-1842).

Josef Jungmann born

People · Hudlice

Born in Hudlice. Czech linguist and poet.

Étienne Maurice Gérard born

People · Damvillers

Born in Damvillers. Marshal of France (1773-1852).

Yuri Lisyansky born

People · Nizhyn

Born in Nizhyn. Explorer.

Henrik Steffens born

People · Stavanger

Born in Stavanger. German philosopher, theologian, scientist and poet (1773-1845).

Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt born

People · Caulaincourt

Born in Caulaincourt. French soldier, diplomat and close personal aide to Napoleon Bonaparte (1773-1827).

Thomas Brisbane born

People · Largs

Born in Largs. British Army general.

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle born

People · Toulouse

Born in Toulouse. Plantation and slave owner, Prime Minister of France (1773-1854).

François Fournier-Sarlovèze born

People · Sarlat-la-Canéda

Born in Sarlat-la-Canéda. French general (1773–1827).

Jacob Aall born

People · Porsgrunn

Born in Porsgrunn. Politician, historian, landowner and economist (1773-1844).

Louis-Philippe I born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. King of the French from 1830 to 1848 (1773-1850).

Louis of Parma, king of Etruria born

People · Piacenza

Born in Piacenza. King of Etruria (1773-1803).

Clemens August von Droste-Vischering born

People · Vorhelm

Born in Vorhelm. Catholic bishop (1773-1845).

Pavia Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Italy

Saint Petersburg Mining Institute

Science & Technology · Saint Petersburg

Mining Institute in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

MONIKI

Science & Technology

Hospital in Russia

Istanbul Technical University

Science & Technology · Istanbul

State university in İstanbul, Turkey

Pontifical Lateran University

Science & Technology

Pontifical university in Rome, Italy

Saint Petersburg Mining University

Science & Technology · Building of Mining Institute

Technical university in Russia

Turkish Naval Academy

Science & Technology

Naval academy which trains officers for the Turkish Naval Forces

Kotelny Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in Anzhu Islands, Russia

Disko Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in Baffin Bay, Greenland

Manuae

Exploration & Discovery

Atoll of the Cook Islands

Motutunga

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Tekokota

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Marion Island

Exploration & Discovery

Uninhabited, inhospitable sub-Antarctic volcano island owned by South Africa since 1947

Marutea Nord

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

île de Croÿ

Exploration & Discovery

Island in the Kerguelen islands

Townley Vase

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

Marble roman vase of the 2nd century

The Cove

Exploration & Discovery

historic plantation house located near Harrisburg, Virginia, United States

Kauman Great Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Indonesia

Jusuf Efendi Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Lipkovo, North Macedonia

Our Lady of Exile and St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral, Florianópolis

Religion & Belief Systems · Centro

Church in Florianópolis, Brazil

Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Ireland

Daraga Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Daraga, Albay, Philippines

Chapel of Saint Anthony

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Alcalà de Xivert

Cathedral of the Nativity of Jesus Christ in Vyksa

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Vyksa, Russia

Parish Church of St. Maurice

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Bioggio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Village church Krahne

Religion & Belief Systems · Krahne

Church building in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany

St. Augustinus

Religion & Belief Systems · Stopfenheim

Church building in Ellingen, Middle Franconia, Germany

Wooden church from Răpciuni, Neamț in Village Museum, Bucharest

Religion & Belief Systems

Wooden church from Timișeni, Gorj in Village Museum, Bucharest

Religion & Belief Systems

Former Provost Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Bad Zurzach

Building in Bad Zurzach in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Chester Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

Guinston United Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Spring Hill Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Saint Nicholas church in Głogówek

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Głogówek, Poland

Rectory in Wilkanów

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of Archangel Michael in Letovo

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Letovo, Russia

Pfarrhaus (Ahrweiler)

Religion & Belief Systems · Ahrweiler

Building in Ahrweiler

Christiansfeld Præstegård

Religion & Belief Systems · Christiansfeld

Aniche Mining Company

Economy & Trade · Auberchicourt

French coal mining company

Mander Brothers

Economy & Trade · Wolverhampton

Company based in Wolverhampton, England

1773 Guatemala earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Boston Tea Party

Social Movements & Revolutions

1773 American protest against British taxation

Pugachev's Rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Orenburg Governorate

Peasant revolt against Empress Catherine II of Russia

Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, Szeged

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Szeged, Hungary

Söflingen Abbey

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Ulm, Tübingen Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

Santo Domingo convent

Architecture & Engineering · Monserrat

Church building in Argentina

Træna Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Træna, Norway

Austefjord Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Neuwiller-lès-Saverne

Architecture & Engineering

Former abbey church located in Bas-Rhin, in France

Christ Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

St. John's Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church in WIlliamsboro, North Carolina

Fountain of Águas Ferreas

Architecture & Engineering

Baroque fountain in Fraião, Braga, Portugal

Temple of St Paraskeva, Potoky

Architecture & Engineering

Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox church in Bolshakovo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bolshakovo, Russia

Teatro Fraschini

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Pavia, Italy

Teatro Titano

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in San Marino, Republic of San Marino