George Washington Darden, Sr.

[edit] Events of 1763

[edit] January - June
February 1 - The Royal Colony of North Carolina officially creates Mecklenburg County from the western portion of Anson County. The county is named for Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who married King George III in 1761.
February 10 - French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Canada to Great Britain.
February 15 - The Treaty of Hubertusburg puts an end to the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria and their allies.
February 23 - The Berbice Slave Uprising starts in the former Dutch colony of Berbice.
March 1 - Charles Townshend becomes President of the Board of Trade in the British government.
May 7 - Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.
June 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.
June 28 - An earthquake occurs in Komarom, Hungary.

[edit] July - December
August 5 - Pontiac's War - Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run in the Pennsylvania backcountry.
September 1 - Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
October 7 - The Royal Proclamation of 1763 is issued by King George III, restricting American settlement westward.

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Bayes' theorem is first published.
Fire in Smyrna, Turkey destroys 2,600 houses.
Mir Kasim of Bengal destroys the English garrison in Patna.
The English defeat Mir Kasim at Katwah, Murshidabad, Giria, Sooty, Udayanala and Monghyr