List of 1763 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1763
Date | Event |
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February 10, 1763 | French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. |
February 23, 1763 | Berbice slave uprising in Guyana: The first major slave revolt in South America.[6] |
May 7, 1763 | Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British. |
June 2, 1763 | 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. |
July 9, 1763 | The Mozart family grand tour of Europe began, lifting the profile of prodigal son Wolfgang Amadeus. |
July 31, 1763 | Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War. |
August 5, 1763 | Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run. |
September 1, 1763 | Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow. |
September 14, 1763 | Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War. |
October 7, 1763 | King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements. |
December 2, 1763 | Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States. |