What Happened In January 1761 In History

Historical Events for January, 1761

• 14th » The Battle of Panipat (1761) e.g Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghanistan known as Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas.
• 16th » The British capture Pondicherry district or Pondichéry, India from the France named French.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1761

• 17th » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist (d. 1832)
• 20th » Giovanni Domenico Perotti, Italian composer (d. 1825)
• 26th » Jens Zetlitz, Norwegian priest and poet (d. 1821)
• 29th » Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1849)

Famous Deaths for January 1761

• 4th » Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
• 10th » Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (b. 1711)

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