Notable Historical Events - 1763
1763 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 10 |
Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to Britain |
Feb 12 |
John Casteret appointed British minister of foreign affairs |
Feb 15 |
Austria, Prussia & Saxony sign Treaty of Hubertusburg, marking the end of the French and Indian War and of the Seven Years War |
Apr 30 |
Member of Parliament and journalist John Wilkes confined in the Tower of London, charged with seditious libel |
May 16 |
Samuel Johnson 1st meets his future biographer James Boswell in London |
Jun 2 |
Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort. |
Aug 5 |
Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run. |
Sep 1 |
Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow |
Oct 7 |
George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north & west of Alleghenies to white settlement |
Nov 15 |
Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania & Maryland |
Nov 16 |
English journalist John Wilkes injured in a duel |
Dec 2 |
Touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing US synagogue) |
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