Year 1760 (MDCCLX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Events and Trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Sextant invented (probably around 1730) independently by John Hadley in Great Britain and Thomas Godfrey in the American colonies World leaders Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774) George... Events and Trends The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) rages. ... Scientific navigation is developed The Seven Years War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Prussia; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden. ... Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. ... Events and Trends For more events, see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress (July 4, 1776). ... Nothing much really happened in the 1780s only that Mary-Anne Tobin was hung in public for wearing a flase beard and voting. ... Events and Trends French Revolution (1789 - 1799). ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1758 (MDCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1759 in art, other 1760 events, 1761 in art, and list of years in art. ... See also: 1759 in literature, other events of 1760, 1761 in literature, list of years in literature. ... // John Cleland, The Times!, Volume 1, a verse satire Robert Lloyd, The Actor, a popular poem of its time James Macpherson, Fragments of Ancient Poetry Collected in the Highlands of Scotland The Famous Tommy Thumbs Little Story-book, with Little Boy Blue Richard Polwhele date unknown — Isaac Hawkins Browne... See also: 1759 in music, other events of 1760, 1761 in music, list of years in music. ... The year 1760 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... List of state leaders in 1759 - Events of 1760 - List of state leaders in 1761 - State leaders by year // Africa Ashanti Confederacy - Kusi Obodom, Asantehene (1750-1764) Dahomey - Tegbesu, King of Dahomey (1732-1774) Zulu - Ndaba kaMageba, King of the Zulu (1745-1763) Asia Afghanistan - Ahmad Shah, King of Afghanistan... 1759 colonial governors - Events of 1760 - 1761 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1760 List of religious leaders in 1760 List of international organization leaders in 1760 Portugal Angola - António de Vasconcelos, Governor of Angola (1758-1764) Macau - D. Diogo Pereira, Governor... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... This is the calendar for a leap year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter FE) January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 6 7 8 9... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ... This is the calendar for any leap year starting on Saturday (dominical letter BA), e. ... The Julian calendar was a reform of the Roman calendar which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ...

Events of 1760

January - June

June 4: Evangeline and Great Upheaval.

• January 9 - Afghans defeat Marathas in Battle of Barari Ghat.
• January 28 -- Benning Wentworth creates the New Hampshire Grant of Pownal, Vermont.
• February 27 - Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Cherokee natives allied with French forces attack a North Carolina militia stationed at Fort Dobbs in the western part of the province. The attack is repelled by the militia.
• March 20 - The "Great Fire" of Boston destroys 349 buildings.
• June 4 - Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia Canada taken from the Acadians.

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July - December

• July 8 - Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche: British defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
• July 19 - A formal request is made to the Spanish government as to allow the founding of the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
• July 31 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Warburg: The Anglo-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick storms Warburg, with a heroic role being played by the English commander Lord Granby.

August 15: Frederick the Great.

• August 30 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Legnica: By a series of brilliant maneuvers, Frederick the Great manages to defeat the Austrian army of Marshal Laudon before it can unite with that of Marshal Daun.
• August 21 - The church (later cathedral) of "Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)" is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city.
• 18 September - The town (later city) of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is founded.
• 22 September - George III of Great Britain - soon to be of the United Kingdom - is crowned. [[Image:George III in Coronation Robes.jpg|thumb|right|22 September:George III
• October 9 - Russian troops enter Berlin, but soon withdraw.
• October 16 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Kloster-Kamp: Ferdinand of Brunswick is beaten back from the Rhine by a French army.
• October 25 - Death of George II of Great Britain. His grandson George III ascends to the throne.
• November 3 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Torgau: In another extremely hard battle Frederick defeats Daun's Austrians, who withdraw across the Elbe.

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Undated

[[Image:Abu dhabi.gif|thumb|210px|right| 1760: Abu Dhabi is founded.]] Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ...

• Abu Dhabi is founded. (Approximate date)
• Tacky's rebellion occurs in Jamaica.
• Publication of Dr. James Fordyce's two-volume compendium Sermons for Young Women.
• The dockyards of Portsmouth catch fire.
• West countries pay 3,000,000 ounces of silver for Chinese goods.

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Ongoing events

• French and Indian War (1754-1763)
• Seven Years' War (1756-1763)

Combatants France First Nations allies: Algonquin Lenape Wyandot Ojibwa Ottawa Shawnee Great Britain American Colonies Iroquois Confederacy Strength 3,900 regulars 7,900 militia 2,200 natives (1759) 50,000 regulars and militia (1759) Casualties 3,000 killed, wounded or captured 10,040 killed, wounded or captured The French and... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For the 1563–1570 war, see Northern Seven Years War. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Births

• January 3 - John Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (died 1835)
• March 1 - François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French Revolutionary leader (suicide) (died 1794)
• March 10 - Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet (died 1828)
• April 30 - Joseph Souham, French general (died 1837)
• May 10 - Johann Peter Hebel, German poet (died 1826)
• May 28 - Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, French politician and general (died 1794)
• May 29 - Charlotte Slottsberg, Swedish ballerina.
• June 12 - Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French novelist, playwright, journalist, politician, and diplomat (died 1797)
• August 22 - Pope Leo XII (died 1829)
• September 14 - Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer (died 1842)
• October 27 - August von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (died 1831)
• December 17 - Deborah Sampson, first American female soldier (died 1827)
• date unknown - Louise Françoise Contat, French actress (died 1813)
• probable - Lemuel Francis Abbott, English portrait painter (died 1802)

See also Category: 1760 births.

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Deaths

• April 10 - Jean Lebeuf, French historian (born 1687)
• May 5 - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (hanged) (born 1720)
• May 9 - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer (born 1700)
• May 15 - Alaungpaya, King of Burma (born 1711)
• May 22 - Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (born 1700)
• June 13 - Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (born March 27, 1696)
• July 13 - Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Iroquois Confederacy (born 1696)
• September 11 - Louis Godin, French astronomer (born 1704)
• October 15 - Nicolas d'Assas, a captain of the French regiment of Auvergne (b. 1733)
• October 25 - King George II of Great Britain (born 1683)

See also Category: 1760 deaths.