1763 facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1730s  1740s  1750s  – 1760s –  1770s  1780s  1790s
Years:	1760 1761 1762 – 1763 – 1764 1765 1766

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 Native Americans 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

Births

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Deaths

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Images for kids

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  February 10: The Treaty of Paris is signed.

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  Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte

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  Empress Joséphine

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  John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville