1761 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1761?
- January 14, 1761 – The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.
- January 16, 1761 – The British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
- September 8, 1761 – Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
- September 22, 1761 – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- December 16, 1761 – Seven Years’ War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kolobrzeg.
Who Were Born In The Year 1761?
- January 17, 1761 – James Hall, Scottish geologist (d. 1832)
- January 29, 1761 – Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, politician, and 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1849)
- February 1, 1761 – Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)
- February 16, 1761 – Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
- March 6, 1761 – Antoine-Francois Andreossy, French General (d. 1828)
- April 8, 1761 – Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, Founder of the Society of Mary (d. 1850)
- May 3, 1761 – August von Kotzebue, German dramatist (d. 1819)
- June 7, 1761 – John Rennie, Scottish engineer (d. 1821)
- June 20, 1761 – Jacob Hübner, German entomologist (d. 1826)
- August 16, 1761 – Yevstigney Fomin, Russian composer (d. 1800)
- November 13, 1761 – John Moore, British general (d. 1809)
- November 20, 1761 – Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830)
- November 21, 1761 – Dorothea Jordan, British actress (d. 1816)
- December 1, 1761 – Marie Tussaud, French creator of wax sculptures (Madame Tussauds) (d. 1850)
- December 11, 1761 – Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (d. 1835)
- December 24, 1761 – Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)
- December 27, 1761 – Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian military commander (d. 1818)
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