February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
Day of death May 17, 1760
The temperature on May 17, 1760 was about 10.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
March 20 » The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.
June 4 » Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada, taken from the Acadians.
June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.
August 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.
October 10 » In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
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