Major Events
- Jan 14 Third Battle of Panipat: In one of the largest battles of the century, the mostly Muslim Afghani Durrani Empire defeats the mostly Hindu Maratha Empire in Northern India. An estimated 60,000–70,000 were killed in the fighting and about 40,000 Maratha prisoners massacred afterwards.
- Jan 16 The British capture Pondicherry, India, from the French
- May 22 1st life insurance policy in North America issued in Philadelphia
- Jun 8 British fleet occupies Belle Île off the Brittany Coast
- Jun 10 Puritan version of Shakespeare's "Othello" opens in Newport, Rhode Island
- Sep 22 Coronation of King George III and Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom
- Dec 16 Seven Years' War: After four-month siege, Russian army under Pyotr Rumyantsev takes Prussian fortress of Kolobrzeg (German: Kolberg).
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Who Died in 1761
- Jan 3 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist and composer (Joseph), dies at 73
- Jan 4 Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist and inventor (first person to measure blood pressure), dies at 83
- Jan 10 Edward Boscawen, British admiral in the Royal Navy, dies at 49
- Jan 19 Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, French noblewoman and Duchess of Modena and Reggio (1737-61), dies at 60
- Feb 1 Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French Jesuit prince and historian, dies at 78
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Articles About 1761
Third Battle of Panipat
Drawing of the third battle of Panipat in the Faizabad style showing twin arcs of guns firing at each other with destruction in betweenJanuary 14
Why an American Bought London Bridge
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Famous Weddings in 1761
- May 5 Jurist William Blackstone (37) weds Sarah Clitherow
- Sep 8 Marriage of George III of the United Kingdom to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte)
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