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1761
| Years: 1758 1759 1760 - 1761 - 1762 1763 1764 | |
| Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century | |
1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).
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Events
- January 14 - Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans
- January 16 - British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
- February 8 – Earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar
- March 8 - Second earthquake in North London, Hampstead and Highgate
- In Dutch Guayana a “state” formed by escaped slaves signs a treaty with the local governor
- Opening of Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory.
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is published, in France.
Ongoing events
Births
- January 17 - James Hall, Scottish geologist
- February 1 - Christian Hendrik Persoon - Mycologist. (d. 1836)
- May 3 - August von Kotzebue - German Dramatist.
- November 4 - Bertrand Andrieu - French engraver of medals.
- November 20 - Pope Pius VIII
- December 1 - Marie Tussaud - French Waxwork modeller
- Henry Shrapnel - British Army officer and inventor.
Deaths
- April 4 - Theodore Gardelle, Swiss enameller
- April 7 - Thomas Bayes, British mathematician and Presbyterian minister
- July 4 - Samuel Richardson, British writer
- Tokugawa Ieshige - Japanese shogun.
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