1761
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1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).
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Events
- January 14 - Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans
- January 16 - British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
- February 8 – Earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar
- March 8 - Second earthquake in North London, Hampstead and Highgate
- In Dutch Guayana a “state” formed by escaped slaves signs a treaty with the local governor
- Opening of Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory.
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is published, in France.
- June 6 - Transit of Venus occurred, and was observed from 120 locations around the globe.
Ongoing events
Births
- January 17 - James Hall, Scottish geologist (d. 1832)
- February 1 - Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)
- February 16 - Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
- May 3 - August von Kotzebue, German dramatist (d. 1819)
- November 4 - Bertrand Andrieu, French engraver of medals (d. 1822)
- November 13 - John Moore, British general (d. 1809)
- November 20 - Pope Pius VIII (d. 1850)
- December 1 - Marie Tussaud, French wax modeller (d. 1850)
- Henry Shrapnel, British Army officer and inventor (d. 1842)
Deaths
- January 4 - Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (b. 1677)
- February 1 - Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)
- April 4 - Theodore Gardelle, Swiss enameller (b. 1722)
- April 9 - William Law, English minister (b. 1686)
- April 15 - Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1682)
- April 17 - Thomas Bayes, English mathematician
- June 2 - Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)
- July 4 - Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)
- August 3 - Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)
- September 8 - Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (b. 1698)
- November 30 - John Dollond, English optician (b. 1706)
- Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)
