Explore 274 historical events from 1760–1769.
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian sub…
Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian sub…
Seven Years' War: The British capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
Jakob Haibel was an Austrian composer, operatic tenor and choirmaster.
Jakob Haibel, Austrian tenor and composer (died 1826)
George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, …
George IV of the United Kingdom (died 1830)
Dame Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe was an English artist and diarist in colonial Canada. Her husband, John Graves Simcoe, was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Her diary g…
Elizabeth Simcoe, English-Canadian painter and author (died 1850)
Anton Bernolák was a Slovak linguist, nobleman and Catholic priest, and the author of the first Slovak language standard.
Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist (died 1813)
Samuel Adams Holyoke was an American composer and teacher of vocal and instrumental music.
Samuel Adams Holyoke, American composer and educator (died 1820)
Paul Hamilton was an American politician, military officer, planter, slave owner, and merchant as well as the 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy, from 1809 to 1813. In his tim…
Paul Hamilton, American soldier and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1816)
Herman Willem Daendels was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator who served as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811.
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general, lawyer, and politician, 36th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (died…
Samuel Morey was an American inventor, who worked on early internal combustion engines and was a pioneer in steamships who accumulated a total of 20 patents.
Samuel Morey, American engineer (died 1843)
Aleksander Józef Sułkowski was a Polish general and the progenitor of the Sułkowski noble line. He was politically active in Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and in the E…
Alexander Joseph Sulkowski, Polish and Saxon general (born 1695)
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten was a German philosopher. He established aesthetics as a philosophical discipline.
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (born 1714)
André Marie Chénier was a French poet associated with the events of the French Revolution, during which he was sentenced to death. His sensual, emotive poetry marks him as one of t…
André Chénier, Turkish-French poet and playwright (died 1794)
Dorothea Christiane Erxleben was a German medical doctor who became the first female doctor of medicine in Germany.
Dorothea Erxleben, first German female doctor (born 1715)
Anne Russell, Duchess of Bedford was the wife of Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford, and, following his death, of William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey. She was the mother of …
Anne Russell, Countess of Jersey (formerly Duchess of Bedford) (born c
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon was a French poet and tragedian.
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (born 1674)
Johann Ernst Eberlin was a German composer and organist whose works bridge the baroque and classical eras. He was a composer of church organ and choral music. Marpurg claims he wro…
Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (born 1702)
James Bradley was an English astronomer and priest who served as the third Astronomer Royal from 1742. He is best known for two fundamental discoveries in astronomy, the aberration…
James Bradley, English priest and astronomer (born 1693)
Peter III Fyodorovich was Emperor of Russia from 5 January 1762 until 9 July of the same year, when his wife, Catherine II, overthrew him in a palace coup d'état. He implemented ma…
Peter III of Russia (born 1728)
George Bubb Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, was a British Whig politician who represented Winchelsea and Bridgwater in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1715 to 1761.
George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (born 1691)
Commandant Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla was a Spanish Navy officer who served in the Anglo-Spanish War. He was killed in action during the British siege of Havana in 1762.
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Spanish sailor and commander (born 1711)
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England. In 1712, Lady Mary married Edward W…
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (born 1689)
Francesco Xaverio Geminiani was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist. BBC Radio 3 once described him as "now largely forgotten, but in his time considered almost a mu…
Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (born 1687)
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and church musician.
Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (born 1684)