Events in year of 1761
- 01-07Battle at Panipat India: Afghan army beats Mahratten
- 05-221st life insurance policy in US, issued in Philadelphia
- 06-08British fleet occupies Belle Britain
- 06-10Puritan version of "Othello" opens in Newport, Rhode Island
- 12-16Russian army occupies Kolberg
People born in year of 1761
- 01-17James Hall: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Geologist
- 01-20Giovanni Domenico Perotti: Composer
- 01-23Friedrich von Matthison: German poet (Adelaide)
- 01-29Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin: Switzerland -- US Minister of Finance (1801-14)
- 02-22Erik Eriksson Tulindberg: Composer
- 02-22Jacob Kimball: Composer
- 03-23John W de Winter: Dutch Vice-Admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)
- 04-20Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier: Composer
- 05-13Adrian Loosjes Pzn: Publisher / writer (Mauritius Lijnslager)
- 05-16John Opie: Artist
- 06-03Henry Scrapnel: English inventor (shrapnel shell)
- 06-13Anton Wranitzky: Composer
- 07-20Joseph Lefebvre: Composer
- 07-25Charlotte von Kalb: German writer
- 09-04Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen: Composer
- 09-12Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf: Composer
- 09-14Pavel Lambert Masek: Composer
- 09-28Budan de Boislaurent: Mathematician
- 10-15Peter Gronland: Composer
- 10-22Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz: Composer
- 10-31Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck: Dutch patriot / Earl / Grand Pensionary
- 11-01Antonin Josef Alois Volanek: Composer
- 11-19Joseph Supries: Composer
- 11-20Pius VIII [Francesco S Castiglioni]: Italy -- 253rd Pope (1829-30)
- 11-29Fridolin Weber: Composer
- 12-07Madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud: Created wax museum
- 12-22Dorothea Jordan: Ireland -- French comedic actress
- 12-27Michael A Barclay de Tolly: Scot / Russ Minister of War
People died in year of 1761
- 01-03Willem de Fesch: Dutch violinist / Composer (Joseph), dies at 73
- 01-04Stephen Hales: English vicar / inventor (ventilator), dies at 83
- 02-15Carlo Cecere: Composer, dies at 54
- 03-07Antonio Palella: Composer, dies at 68
- 03-27Johann Ludwig Steiner: Composer, dies at 72
- 04-09William Law: Theologian
- 05-14Thomas Simpson: English Mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50
- 05-15Jacob Mossel: Governor-General (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56
- 06-12Meinrad Spiess: Composer, dies at 77
- 09-19Peter Musschenbroek: Physician / physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69
- 12-25Elisabeth Petrovna: Tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51
Events in year of 1762
- 01-04England declares war on Spain and Naples
- 01-15Fraunces Tavern opens in New York City
- 02-02Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes, " premieres in London
- 02-12English fleet occupies Martinique
- 04-05British take Grenada, West Indies, from French
- 05-22Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty
- 06-15Austria uses 1st paper currency
- 06-281st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston)
- 06-28Russian tsarina Catharina II grabs power
- 06-29Russian Czar Peter III divorces his wife Catharina II
- 08-14English fleet occupies Havana
- 08-221st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury
- 10-05Opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna)
- 10-06English troops occupy Manila Philippines
- 11-03England and Spain signs Treaty of Paris
- 11-03Spain acquires Louisiana
- 12-09British parliament accept Treaty of Paris
- 12-21James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts
- 12-31Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg
People born in year of 1762
- 01-20Jerome-Joseph de Momigny: Composer
- 01-21Giuseppe Antonio Silvani: Composer
- 01-23Christian A Vulpius: Germany -- Writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)
- 02-19Friedrich Franz Hurka: Composer
- 03-07Sebastiaan C Nederburgh: Director-General (East Indies Company)
- 03-24Marcos Antonio da Fonseca: Portugal -- Opera composer (Portogallo)
- 03-25Francesco Giuseppi Pollini: Composer
- 04-04Stephen Storace: Composer
- 04-13Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis: Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth)
- 04-13Karl Friedrich Horn: Composer
- 04-14Giuseppe Valadier: Italian architect / archaeologist
- 05-19Johann G Fichte: Germany -- Philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)
- 06-24Johann Paul Wessely: Composer
- 07-04Marco Santucci: Composer
- 07-20Jakob Haibel: Composer
- 07-21Willem GF Bentinck: Dutch Earl / politician / Organist
- 08-10Santiago Ferrer: Composer
- 08-12George IV: King of England (1820-30)
- 09-06Theodorus F van Capellen: Vice-admiral
- 09-16Charles G G: Earl of Merode / Mayor of Brussels / French senator
- 09-24William Lisle Bowles: English poet (14 Sonnets)
- 10-04Tommaso Sogner: Composer
- 10-12John W Janssens: Governor-General of Cape colony / Dutch-Indies 1811
- 10-15Samuel Adams Holyoke: Composer
- 10-21Herman W Daendels: Brigadier General / Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11)
- 10-27Gijsbert K van Hogendorp: Dutch count / Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 11-01Spencer Perceval: (Tory), British Prime Minister (1809-12)
- 11-16Petronella Moens: Frisian author / poetess
- 12-26Franz Wilhelm Tausch: Composer
People died in year of 1762
- 01-13Leonhard Trautsch: Composer, dies at 68
- 02-11Johann Tobias Krebs: Composer, dies at 71
- 02-12Laurent Belissen: Composer, dies at 68
- 04-23Johann Samuel Endler: Composer, dies at 67
- 05-16Ernst Chreistian Hesse: Composer, dies at 86
- 05-24Joseph Umstatt: Composer, dies at 51
- 06-19Johann Ernst Eberlin: Composer, dies at 60
- 07-06Peter III Feodorovich: Tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34
- 07-10Johann F Gronovius: Physician / botany, dies at 76
- 07-13James Bradley: 3rd Astronomer Royal
- 07-14Cornelis Hop: Amsterdams regent / diplomat, dies at 77
- 07-16Jacques Hotteterre: Composer, dies at 87
- 07-17Peter III Fjodorovitsj: Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34
- 07-20Christoph Nichelsmann: German klavecinist / composer
- 08-13John Alberti: Theologist / philological, dies at 64
- 09-17Francesco Xaverio Geminiani: Composer, dies at 74
- 10-06Francesco Onofrio Manfredini: Composer, dies at 78
Events in year of 1763
- 02-10Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to England
- 02-12John Casteret appointed British Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 02-15Austria, Prussia and Saxony sign Peace of Hubertusburg
- 04-30London Journalist John Wilkes confined in the Tower
- 05-16Samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London
- 10-07George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement
- 11-15Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
- 11-16English journalist John Wilkes injured at duel
- 12-02Touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing US synagogue)
People born in year of 1763
- 01-03Joseph Fesch: French Cardinal / war commission / Earl / senator
- 01-26Charles XIV: French marshall, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-44)
- 01-29J G Seume: Writer
- 02-01Thomas Campbell: Founder (Church of Disciples in America)
- 02-03Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld]: German author
- 03-06Jean Xavier Lefevre: Composer
- 03-21Jean Paul: Writer
- 04-02Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari: Composer
- 04-07Domenico Dragonetti: Composer
- 05-04Franz Stanislaus Spindler: Composer
- 05-07Josef Poniatovski: Polish General / marshal of France
- 05-08John Goldberg: Dutch patriot / Statesman
- 05-16Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin: Chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium)
- 06-01Christian Gottlob Saupe: Composer
- 06-13Jose B de Andrada e Silva: Premier of Brazil
- 06-14Johannes Simon Mayr: Composer
- 06-15Franz Danzi: Composer
- 06-21Pierre P Royer-Collard: French attorney / philosopher
- 06-26George Morland: England, United Kingdom -- Artist of rural landscapes
- 07-02Peter Ritter: Composer
- 07-17Johannes H van der Palm: Dutch theologist / Minister of Education
- 07-17John Jacob Astor: Germany -- Richest man in US, banker / fur trader
- 07-30Samuel Rogers: English poet (Italy, a poem)
- 08-08Charles Bulfinch: Boston, Massachusetts -- 1st US pro architect (Mass State House)
- 09-02Caroline von Schelling [Michaelis]: German author
- 10-12John Ross: Composer
- 11-28Matthaus Fischer: Composer
- 12-23John Davy: Composer
- 12-25Claude Chappe: French engineer (optical telegraph)
People died in year of 1763
- 01-02John Casteret Earl Granville: English Premier, dies at 72
- 01-27John Theodor of Bavaria: Prince-bishop of Liege / cardinal
- 06-01Johann Caspar Vogler: Composer, dies at 67
- 07-17Wenzel Raimund Pirck: Composer, dies at 45
- 08-09John Althuysen: Fries vicar / Poet (Frysk Jierboek), dies at 47
- 08-14Giovanni Battista Somis: Composer, dies at 76
- 09-14Johann Philipp Sack: Composer, dies at 40
- 10-05August III: King of Poland, dies at 66
- 10-17Arnold Hoogvliet: Poet (Abraham the patriarch), dies at 76
- 10-22French van Mieris "the Young": Painter / historian, dies at 73
- 12-02Carl August Thielo: Composer, dies at 56