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What Happened in October 1760

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Historical Events

  • Oct 2 Russian and Austrian army evacuates Berlin [NS=10/13]
  • Oct 9 Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian forces occupy Berlin [OS=Sep 28]
  • Oct 10 Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves)
  • Oct 13 Russian and Austrian armies evacuate Berlin
  • Oct 23 First Jewish prayer books printed in North America

King George III

Oct 25 George III succeeds to the throne as King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector/King of Hanover upon the death of George II

King of Great Britain and Ireland George III

Events in 1760

Famous Birthdays

  • Oct 9 Pierre Gaveaux, French composer, born in Béziers, France (d. 1825)
  • Oct 27 August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal, born in Schildau, Saxony (d. 1831)
Born in 1760

Famous Deaths

George II (1683-1760)

Oct 25 King of Great Britain and Ireland (1727-60), Elector of Hanover, dies of thoracic aortic dissection at 76

George II

Famous People by Cause of Death

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