January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
March 10 » French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
May 22 » Trevi Fountain is officially completed and inaugurated in Rome.
September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
Day of burial December 22, 1763
The temperature on December 22, 1763 was about 5.0 °C. There was 92 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 10 » French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
May 9 » The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.
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.
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.
October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
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