Page 2: Historical Events In 1760

Jun 15   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69.   

Jun 23   Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia.   

Jun 23   Battle of Landshut, Silesia.   

Jun 26   Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/fieldmarshal   

Jul 19   The formal request to are discovered the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders   

Jul 26   Austrian troops occupy Fort Glatz Silezie   

Aug 04   Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria and Russia   

Aug 07   Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians   

Aug 21   The church (later cathedral) of "Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)" is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city.   

Aug 22   Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29)   

Sep 08   French army gives Montreal to Gen Jeffrey Amherst   

Sep 14   M Luigi CZS Cherubini, Italian prodigy/composer   

Sep 21   Gaetano Valeri, composer   

Sep 28   Russian and Austrian army occupies Berlin   

Oct 01   William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek).   

Oct 02   Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin [NS=10/13].   

Oct 09   Pierre Gaveaux, composer.   

Oct 09   Russian/Austrian army occupies Berlin [OS=Sep 28]   

Oct 10   Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves)   

Oct 13   Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin   

Oct 21   Katsushka Hokusai, Japanese painter is born.   

Oct 23   1st Jewish prayer books printed in US   

Oct 25   George II (August), king of Great-Britain (1727-60), dies at 76.   

Oct 25   George III ascends British throne.   

Oct 25   George III succeeds his late grandfather, George II, to become King of the British Empire   

Oct 27   August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

Nov 03   Battle at Torgau, Saxony: Prussia beats Austria.   

Nov 08   Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, South Neth earl/general.   

Nov 09   Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer.   

Nov 23   Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple)   

Nov 29   French commandant Beletre surrenders Detroit to Maj R Rogers   

Dec 02   Joseph Graetz, composer.   

Dec 14   Kacic Miosic, Croatian poet (Razgovar Ugodni Naroda Slovinskoga), dies.   

Dec 18   Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten)   

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Jan 03   John storm: American revolutionary soldier    

Jan 10   Johann rudolf zumsteeg: Composer   

Jan 19   Melchor lopez jimenez: Composer   

Jan 30   Franz xaver partsch: Composer   

Feb 12   Jan ladislav dussek: Bohemia, pianist/composer   

Feb 14   Richard allen: Phila, 1st black ordained by methodist-episcopal church   

Feb 15   Jean-francois le sueur: Composer   

Mar 01   François nicolas leonard buzot: French revolutionary   

Jan 18   Claudio casciolini: Composer,   

Feb 14   Francois collin de blamont: Composer,   

Mar 14   Anton filtz: Composer,    

Apr 10   Gerard george clifford: Head of east-indian company,    

Apr 12   Baron ernst gottlieb: Composer,    

Apr 16   Laurence: 4th earl ferrers, executed for murder of his steward   

May 09   Nikolaus ludwig und pottendorf: Austrian composer,    

May 10   Johann christoph graupner: Composer,