1761
year
1761 (MDCCLXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1761st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 761st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1761, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1730s 1740s 1750s – 1760s – 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Years: | 1758 1759 1760 – 1761 – 1762 1763 1764 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1761 MDCCLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2514 |
| Armenian calendar | 1210 ԹՎ ՌՄԺ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6511 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1682–1683 |
| Bengali calendar | 1168 |
| Berber calendar | 2711 |
| British Regnal year | 1 Geo. 3 – 2 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2305 |
| Burmese calendar | 1123 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7269–7270 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 4457 or 4397 — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 4458 or 4398 |
| Coptic calendar | 1477–1478 |
| Discordian calendar | 2927 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1753–1754 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5521–5522 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1817–1818 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1682–1683 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4861–4862 |
| Holocene calendar | 11761 |
| Igbo calendar | 761–762 |
| Iranian calendar | 1139–1140 |
| Islamic calendar | 1174–1175 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōreki 11 (宝暦１１年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1686–1687 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4094 |
| Minguo calendar | 151 before ROC 民前151年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 293 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2303–2304 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 1887 or 1506 or 734 — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 1888 or 1507 or 735 |
Events
change- January 14 – Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans
- January 16 – British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
- February 8 – Earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar
- March 8 – Second earthquake in North London, Hampstead and Highgate
- In Dutch Guayana a “state” formed by escaped slaves signs a treaty with the local governor
- Opening of Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory.
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is published, in France.
- June 6 – Transit of Venus occurred, and was observed from 120 locations around the globe.
- The vizier Muhammad Abu al Kaylak, who had led the Funj army in wars, carries out a Sennar palace coup, relegating the sultan to a figurehead role. (History of Sudan (Coming of Islam to the Turkiyah))
Births
- for more information, see Category:1761 births.