Major Events
- Jan 17 Captain James Cook becomes the first to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33' S)
- Dec 16 Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbor in protest against British imposed Tea Act
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Fun Fact About 1773
Benjamin Franklin publishes a hoax letter "An Edict by the King of Prussia" in the Public Advertiser, criticising Britain's colonial policies in the American colonies
Who Died in 1773
- Jan 4 Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737)
- Jan 21 Alexis Piron, French dramatist (La Métromanie), dies at 83
- Jan 27 Philippe Buache, French geographer and cartographer (pioneered use of contour lines), dies at 72
- Feb 20 Charles Emanuel III of Savoy, King of Sardinia, dies at 71
- Mar 1 Jan Wagenaar, Dutch historian, dies at 63
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Famous Weddings in 1773
- Jul 25 Spanish painter Francisco Goya marries Josefa Bayeu in Madrid
- Oct 10 American revolution patriot Paul Revere (38) weds Rachel Walker in Boston, Massachusetts
- Nov 4 American seamstress Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy Ross) weds American upholster John Ross at Huggs Tavern in Gloucester City, New Jersey
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