1763

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s

Years: 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 - 1763 - 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768

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Events

• February 10 - French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Canada to Great Britain.

On the same day the Treaty of Hubertusburg puts an end to the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria and their allies

• May 7 - Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.
• August 5 - Pontiac's War - Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run in the Pennsylvania backcountry.

• The Treaty of Paris signed by Great Britain, France and Spain brings an end to the Seven Years' War also called the French and Indian War in the United States
• First publication of Bayes' theorem
• Proclamation of 1763
• City of St. Louis Missouri founded

Births

• January 26 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, French Field Marshal, later King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Charles III John of Norway
• February 29 - Ann Lee, founder of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing ("Shakers")
• March 9 - William Cobbett, journalist and author (+ 1835)
• March 13 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French soldier (+ 1815)
• March 21 - Jean Paul, poet and publicist (+ 1825)
• June 20 - Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot († 1798)
• June 23 - Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France.
• July 17 - John Jacob Astor, entrepreneur (+ 1848)
• December 25 - Claude Chappe, telecommunication pioneer (in semaphore relays).
• December 28 - John Molson, Canadian entrepreneur (+ 1836)

Deaths

• February 12 - Pierre de Marivaux, French playwright.

Monarchs/Presidents

• China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796)
• France - Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
• Japan - Tokugawa Ieharu (r. 1760-1786)
• Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)
• Sweden - Adolf Frederick of Sweden King of Sweden (reigned from 1751 to 1771)\n