1763
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1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).
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Events
- February 10 - French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Canada to Great Britain.
- 15 February - the Treaty of Hubertusburg puts an end to the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria and their allies
- March 1 - Charles Townshend becomes President of the Board of Trade in the British government
- May 7 - Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.
- June 2 - Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
- June 28 – earthquake in Komarom, Hungary
- August 5 - Pontiac's War - Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run in the Pennsylvania backcountry.
- The Treaty of Paris signed by Great Britain, France and Spain brings an end to the Seven Years' War (also called the French and Indian War in the United States)
- First publication of Bayes' theorem
- Proclamation of 1763
- City of St. Louis Missouri founded
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Births
- January 8 - Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution (d. 1834)
- January 26 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, French marshal, King Charles XIV John of Sweden, and Charles III John of Norway (d. 1844)
- February 14 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813)
- February 29 - Ann Lee, American religious leader (d. 1784)
- March 9 - William Cobbett, English journalist and author (d. 1835)
- March 13 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French marshal (d. 1815)
- March 21 - Jean Paul, German writer (d. 1825)
- May 7 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince and Marshal of France (d. 1813)
- May 21 - Joseph Fouché, French statesman (d. 1820)
- June 20 - Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot (d. 1798)
- June 23 - Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (d. 1814)
- July 17 - John Jacob Astor, German-born entrepreneur (d. 1848)
- December 25 - Claude Chappe, French telecommunication pioneer (d. 1805)
- December 28 - John Molson, Canadian entrepreneur (d. 1836)
- December 31 - Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (d. 1806)
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Deaths
- January 11 - Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676)
- January 22 - John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (b. 1690)
- January 29 - Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
- February 11 - William Shenstone, English poet (b. 1714)
- February 12 - Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688)
- May 3 - George Psalmanazar, British impostor
- August 21 - Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman (b. 1710)
- September 26 - John Byrom, English poet (b. 1692)
- October 28 - Heinrich, count von Brühl, German statesman (b. 1700)
- November 23 - Friedrich Graf von Seckendorf, German soldier (b. 1673)
