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1760

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

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

Years: 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 - 1760 - 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Ongoing events 3 Year in topic 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 Monarchs/Presidents

Events

• March 20 - The "Great Fire" of Boston destroys 349 buildings.
• July 8 - French and Indian War: Battle of the Ristigouche - British defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
• 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)

Year in topic

• 1760 in literature
• 1760 in science
• 1760 in music

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.

Monarchs/Presidents

• China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796)
• Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)
• Russia - Elizabeth Empress of Russia (reigned from 1741 to January 5, 1762)
• Saxony - Frederick Augustus II Elector of Saxony (from 1733 to 1763) (also King of Poland)
• Sweden - Adolf Frederick of Sweden King of Sweden (reigned from 1751 to 1771)

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