1760

1760 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1760; MDCCLX
Ab urbe condita	2513
Armenian calendar	1209; ԹՎ ՌՄԹ
Assyrian calendar	6510
Balinese saka calendar	1681–1682
Bengali calendar	1166–1167
Berber calendar	2710
British Regnal year	33 Geo. 2 – 1 Geo. 3
Buddhist calendar	2304
Burmese calendar	1122
Byzantine calendar	7268–7269
Chinese calendar	己卯年 (Earth Rabbit); 4457 or 4250; — to —; 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon); 4458 or 4251
Coptic calendar	1476–1477
Discordian calendar	2926
Ethiopian calendar	1752–1753
Hebrew calendar	5520–5521
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1816–1817
- Shaka Samvat	1681–1682
- Kali Yuga	4860–4861
Holocene calendar	11760
Igbo calendar	760–761
Iranian calendar	1138–1139
Islamic calendar	1173–1174
Japanese calendar	Hōreki 10; (宝暦１０年)
Javanese calendar	1685–1686
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar	4093
Minguo calendar	152 before ROC; 民前152年
Nanakshahi calendar	292
Thai solar calendar	2302–2303
Tibetan calendar	阴土兔年; (female Earth-Rabbit); 1886 or 1505 or 733; — to —; 阳金龙年; (male Iron-Dragon); 1887 or 1506 or 734

Years:
1757 1758 1759 - 1760 - 1761 1762 1763

Decades:
1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s

Centuries:
17th century - 18th century - 19th century

1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).

Events

Abu Dhabi is founded. (Approximate date)
Tacky's rebellion occurs in Jamaica.
Publication of Dr. James Fordyce's two-volume compendium Sermons for Young Women.

February 27 - Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Cherokee natives allied with French forces attack a North Carolina militia stationed at Fort Dobbs in the western part of the province. The attack is repelled by the militia.

June 4 - Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia Canada taken from the Acadians.

July 8 - Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Battle of the Ristigouche: British defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
July 31 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Warburg: The Anglo-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick storms Warburg, with a heroic role being played by the English commander Lord Granby.

August 15 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: By a series of brilliant maneuvers, Frederick the Great manages to defeat the Austrian army of Marshal Loudon before it can unite with that of Marshal Daun.

October 9 - Russian troops enter Berlin, but soon withdraw.
October 16 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Kloster-Kamp: Ferdinand of Brunswick is beaten back from the Rhine by a French army.
October 25 - Death of George II of Great Britain. His grandson George III ascends to the throne.

November 3 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Torgau: In another extremely hard Frederick defeats Daun's Austrians, who withdraw across the Elbe.

March 1 - François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French Revolutionary leader (suicide) (d. 1794)
April 30 - Joseph Souham, French general (d. 1837)
May 10 - Johann Peter Hebel, German poet (d. 1826)
May 28 - Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, French politician and general (d. 1794)
August 22 - Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)
September 14 - Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer (d. 1842)
October 27 - August von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1831)
Karl Bottiger, German archaeologist (d. 1835)

April 10 - Jean Lebeuf, French historian (b. 1687)
May 5 - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (hanged) (b. 1720)
May 9 - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer (b. 1700)
May 15 - Alaungpaya, King of Burma (b. 1711)
May 22 - Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700)
September 11 - Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. 1704)
October 25 - King George II of Great Britain (b. 1683)