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What Happened in February 1763

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Historical Events

  • Feb 10 Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, France surrenders Canada to Great Britain
  • Feb 12 John Casteret appointed British minister of foreign affairs
  • Feb 15 Austria, Prussia and Saxony sign the Treaty of Hubertusburg, marking the end of the French and Indian War and of the Seven Years' War
Events in 1763

Famous Birthdays

  • Feb 1 Thomas Campbell, Irish-American clergyman (founder of Disciples of Christ movement in America), born in County Down, Ireland (d. 1854)
  • Feb 3 Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, born in Rudolstadt (d. 1847)
  • Feb 9 Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
  • Feb 14 Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general, born in Morlaix, Brittany, France (d. 1813)
  • Feb 20 Adalbert Gyrowetz [Vojtěch Jírovec], Bohemian composer (Robert oder die Prüfung), born in České Budějovice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1850) [1]
Born in 1763

Famous Deaths

  • Feb 11 William Shenstone, English poet, dies at 48
  • Feb 12 Pierre de Marivaux, French playwright and novelist (Triomphe de l'amour,), dies at 75

Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal

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