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1760

Years: 1757 1758 1759 - 1760 - 1761 1762 1763

Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1760 in art 1760 in literature 1760 in music 1760 in science List of state leaders in 1760 List of religious leaders in 1760

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Ongoing events 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• 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.
• July 8 - French and Indian War: Battle of the Ristigouche - British defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
• October 9 - Seven Years War - Russian troops enter Berlin
• October 25 - George III of the United Kingdom ascends to the throne.
• Russian army briefly occupies Berlin and Königsberg.

Ongoing events

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

Births

• May 10 - Johann Peter Hebel, poet (+ 1826)
• August 22 - Pope Leo XII (+ 1829)
• September 14 - Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer
• December 13 - James Scarlett Abinger
• Karl Bottiger

Deaths

• October 25 - King George II of Great Britain.

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