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Historical Events for the Year 1761

  • 14th January » 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 January » The British capture Pondicherry district or Pondichéry, India from the France named French.
  • 8th September » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
  • 17th September » The Battle of Neuensund known as Battle of Kosabroma is fought.
  • 22nd September » George III of the United Kingdom known as George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Famous Birthdays in 1761

  • 17th January » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist (d. 1832)
  • 20th January » Giovanni Domenico Perotti, Italian composer (d. 1825)
  • 26th January » Jens Zetlitz, Norwegian priest and poet (d. 1821)
  • 29th January » Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1849)
  • 1st February » Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)
  • 12th February » Jan Ladislav Dussek, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1812)
  • 15th February » Jacob Kimball, Jr., American composer (d. 1826)
  • 16th February » Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
  • 20th February » Ludwig Abeille, German pianist and composer (d. 1838)
  • 22nd February » Erik Tulindberg, Finnish violinist and composer (d. 1814)
  • 6th March » Antoine-François Andréossy, French general and diplomat (d. 1828)
  • 27th March » James Sykes (governor) named James Sykes, American physician and politician, 14th Governor of Delaware (d. 1822)
  • 5th April » Sybil Ludington, heroine of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1839)
  • 8th April » William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (Marianists) named Society of Mary (d. 1850)
  • 3rd May » August von Kotzebue, German playwright and author (d. 1819)
  • 7th June » John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer (d. 1821)
  • 13th June » Antonín Vranický, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1820)
  • 20th June » Jacob Hübner, German entomologist and author (d. 1826)
  • 16th August » Yevstigney Fomin, Russian composer (d. 1800)
  • 24th September » F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor (d. 1817)
  • 13th November » John Moore (British Army officer) named John Moore, Scottish general (d. 1809)
  • 20th November » Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830)
  • 21st November » Dorothea Jordan, Irish-French actress (d. 1816)
  • 1st December » Marie Tussaud, French sculptor, founded Madame Tussauds known as Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (d. 1850)
  • 11th December » Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist, economist, and jurist (d. 1835)
  • 24th December » Selim III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1808)
  • 24th December » Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)
  • 27th December » Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician (d. 1818)

Famous Deaths in History for 1761

  • 4th January » Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
  • 10th January » Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (b. 1711)
  • 1st February » Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (b. 1682)
  • 4th April » Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter (b. 1722)
  • 7th April » Thomas Bayes, English minister and mathematician (b. 1701)
  • 9th April » William Law, English priest (b. 1686)
  • 15th April » Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish lawyer and politician (b. 1682)
  • 15th April » William Oldys, English historian and author (b. 1696)
  • 14th May » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (b. 1710)
  • 2nd June » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
  • 4th July » Samuel Richardson, English author and painter (b. 1689)
  • 13th July » Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (b. 1712)
  • 3rd August » Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (b. 1691)
  • 8th September » Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1698)
  • 30th November » John Dollond, English optician and astronomer (b. 1706)
  • 23rd December » Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725)