In history, year 1760 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1760 .
Top Historical Events of the Year 1760: Date/Month Event / Incidence / Incident 27 june Anglo-Cherokee War-Cherokee warriors defeated British forcesat the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina, US. 03 july Maratha army captured Delhi under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao. Sadashiv Rao Bhau was the nephew of Peshwa Baji Rao I. He served as the Sarsenapati of the Maratha army in the third battle of Panipat. He died fighting in the third battle of Panipat. Vishwas Rao was the eldest son of Balaji Baji Rao who was Peshwa of Pune of the Maratha Empire and also was the heir to the title of Peshwa of Maratha Empire. He died during the period of the most extreme fighting at Third Battle of Panipat 25 october George III became King of Great Britain and Ireland. 03 July The Maratha army captured Delhi. 27 September Mir Qasim became the Nawab of Bengal. 13 October Russia and Austrian forces withdrew from Germany's capital Berlin. 22 January The British defeated the Franciscans in the Battle of Vandiwash. 23 January The British defeated the French in the Battle of Vandiwash. 14 January French General Lely handed Puducherry to the British. 16 February Native American hostages died at Fort Prince George, South Carolina. 20 March The largest fire in the city of Boston destroyed 349 buildings. 10 June The first effective law for medical practice was enacted in New York. 26 July Austrian troops captured Fort Glatz Silesia. 15 August Battle of Levignaz: Prussia defeated Austria and Russia. 08 September The French army surrendered Montreal to General Jeffrey Amherst. 23 October The first book of Jewish prayer printed in North America. 29 November French commandant Bellere surrendered Detroit to Major R. Rogers. 25 December Jupiter Hamon, an African American slave published a poem called "An Evening Thought".
Famous birthdays in the year 1760: Date/Month Name / Profession / Country 01 October William Thomas Beckford / Politician / United Kingdom 01 March François Buzot / Politician / France 02 December John Breckinridge / Lawyer / United States of America 02 March Camille Desmoulins / Politician / France 05 June Johan Gadolin / Chemist / Finland 08 July Christian Kramp / Academic / France 10 May Johann Peter Hebel / Poet / Germany 10 January Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg / Composer / Germany 10 May Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle / Engineer / France 11 January Oliver Wolcott Jr. / Politician / United States of America 12 June Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai / Politician / France 13 July István Pauli / Poet / Hungary 15 September Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien / General / Prussia 17 October Claude Henri de Rouvroy / Philosopher / France 17 December Deborah Sampson / Soldier / United States of America 23 November François-Noël Babeuf / Activist / France 27 October August Neidhardt von Gneisenau / Field Marshal / Prussia 28 March Thomas Clarkson / Activist / United Kingdom 30 December Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie / General / France 31 October Katsushika Hokusai / Artist / Japan
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1760: Year Name / Profession / Country 03 January Veerapandiya Kattabomman / Ruler / India
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