1761
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1730s 1740s 1750s – 1760s – 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Years: | 1758 1759 1760 – 1761 – 1762 1763 1764 |
| 1761 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature (Poetry) – Music – Science |
| Countries: |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1761 (MDCCLXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar).
Contents |
Events of 1761
January–June
- January 14 – Third Battle of Panipat: The Marathas are defeated by the Afghans.
- January 16 – The British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
- February 8 – An earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar.
- March 8 – A second earthquake occurs in North London, Hampstead and Highgate.
- June 6 – A transit of Venus occurs, and is observed from 120 locations around the Earth.
July–December
- September 8 – George III of the United Kingdom marries Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte).
- September 19 – The slave trade to and within Portugal is forbidden.
- September 22 – George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte are crowned.
- December 16 – Seven Years' War: After four months of siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kolberg.
Undated
- In Dutch Guyana, a "state" formed by escaped slaves signs a treaty with the local governor.
- Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory opens.
- The tune to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is published in France.
- Faber-Castell Company was founded by Kasper Faber in Nuremberg, Germany.
Ongoing events
- French and Indian War (1754–1763)
- Seven Years' War (1756–1763)
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1761 MDCCLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2514 |
| Armenian calendar | 1210 ԹՎ ՌՄԺ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -83 – -82 |
| Bengali calendar | 1168 |
| Berber calendar | 2711 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2305 |
| Burmese calendar | 1123 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7269 – 7270 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚辰年十一月廿六日 (4397/4457-11-26) — to —
辛巳年十二月初六日(4398/4458-12-6) |
| Coptic calendar | 1477 – 1478 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1753 – 1754 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5521 – 5522 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Bikram Samwat | 1817 – 1818 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1683 – 1684 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4862 – 4863 |
| Holocene calendar | 11761 |
| Iranian calendar | 1139 – 1140 |
| Islamic calendar | 1174 – 1175 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōreki 11 (宝暦11年) |
| Korean calendar | 4094 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2304 |
- 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)
- March 6 – Antoine-Francois Andreossy, French general (d. 1828)
- May 3 – August von Kotzebue, German dramatist (d. 1819)
- October 21 – Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe, French painter and cartographer (d. 1824)
- October 27 – Matthew Baillie, Scottish physician and pathologist (d. 1823)
- November 4 – Bertrand Andrieu, French engraver of medals (d. 1822)
- November 13 – John Moore, British general (d. 1809)
- November 20 – Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830)
- December 1 – Marie Tussaud, French wax modeller (d. 1850)
- December 27 – Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian military commander (d. 1818)
- June 3 – Henry Shrapnel, British Army officer and inventor (d. 1842)
Deaths
- January 4 – Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (b. 1677)
- January 10 – Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)
- February 1 – Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)
- April 4 – Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (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 (b. c. 1702)
- May 14 – Thomas Simpson, British mathematician (b. 1710)
- June 2 – Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)
- July 4 – Samuel Richardson, English writer (b. 1689)
- July 9 – Carl Gotthelf Gerlach, German organist (b. 1704)
- July 13 – Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)
- 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)
- December 23 – Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy (b. c. 1725)