January 3 » By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
February 2 » New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
February 23 » The Ballet Royal de la Nuit is first performed at the Salle du Petit-Bourbon in Paris.
April 20 » Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
June 12 » First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.
December 16 » English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Christening day July 2, 1763
The temperature on July 2, 1763 was about 17.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest by south. Weather type: regen. Special wheather fenomena: dauw. Source: KNMI
February 10 » French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
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.
July 31 » Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.
September 1 » Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
September 14 » Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
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