In history, year 1773 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 1773.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1773 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 01 january | The hymn 'Amazing Grace' was probably first used in a prayer meeting in Olney, England, without the music familiar to modern listeners. |
| 16 december | To prevent the unloading of tea that was taxed without their consent under the Tea Act, a group of colonists destroyed it by throwing it into Boston Harbor. |
| 13 October | Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy. |
| 06 January | Massachusetts slaves petitioned the Legislature for independence. |
| 26 February | Construction rights for Walnut St. Jail Philadelphia). |
| 18 March | Oliver Goldsmith's "She To Win" premiered in London. |
| 27 April | The British Parliament passed the Tea Act. |
| 08 May | In Egypt, the Ottoman rebels revolted, killing Ali Bay, the Malluk Sultan of Egypt. |
| 17 June | Cucaca, Colombia was founded by Juana Rangel de Cuellar. |
| 21 July | Pope Clemens XIV banned Jesus. |
| 11 September | Benjamin Franklin wrote a book called "There was never a good war or a bad peace". |
| 13 October | The Whirlpool galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier. |
| 05 November | John Hencock was elected as a mediator at the Boston city meeting, which resolves that anyone who supports the Tea Act is "an enemy of America". |
| 26 December | Tea vessels were expelled from Philadelphia. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1773:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 01 May | Henrik Steffens / Philosopher / Norway |
| 02 June | John Randolph of Roanoke / Politician / United States of America |
| 06 October | John MacCulloch / Academic / Scotland |
| 09 January | Cassandra Austen / Painter / United Kingdom |
| 09 February | William Henry Harrison / Politician / United States of America |
| 09 April | Étienne Aignan / Author / France |
| 09 November | Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd / Author / Denmark |
| 13 June | Thomas Young / Physicist / United Kingdom |
| 14 April | Jean-Baptiste de Villèle / Politician / France |
| 15 May | Klemens von Metternich / Politician / Germany |
| 16 March | Juan Ramón Balcarce / Politician / United States of America |
| 17 September | Jonathan Alder / Captain / United States of America |
| 19 May | Arthur Aikin / Chemist / United Kingdom |
| 22 August | Aimé Bonpland / Botanist / France |
| 26 March | Nathaniel Bowditch / Mathematician / United States of America |
| 27 July | Jacob Aall / Politician / Norway |
| 27 December | George Cayley / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 28 March | Henri Gatien Bertrand / General / France |
| 29 August | Aimé Bonpland / Botanist / France |
| 31 May | Ludwig Tieck / Poet / Germany |