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.
June 6 » In the Seven Years' War, British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.
July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
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