1760: what happened around the world

In 1760, 35 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Battle of Torgau, Battle of Landeshut and Battle of Liegnitz among the best known. 64 more were already under way, such as Seven Years' War and French and Indian War. 30 things were founded or built that year, from Amalienborg and Stockholm Palace.

35events began
64already under way
30founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges31

Accidents and fires2

Revolts, massacres and attacks1

Expeditions1

Already under way in 176064

Came to an end in 17601

Founded or built in 176030

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Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →