1761

1761 (MDCCLXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1761st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 761st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1761, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1730s  1740s  1750s  – 1760s –  1770s  1780s  1790s
Years:	1758 1759 1760 – 1761 – 1762 1763 1764

1761 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1761 MDCCLXI
Ab urbe condita	2514
Armenian calendar	1210 ԹՎ ՌՄԺ
Assyrian calendar	6511
Balinese saka calendar	1682–1683
Bengali calendar	1168
Berber calendar	2711
British Regnal year	1 Geo. 3 – 2 Geo. 3
Buddhist calendar	2305
Burmese calendar	1123
Byzantine calendar	7269–7270
Chinese calendar	庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 4457 or 4397     — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 4458 or 4398
Coptic calendar	1477–1478
Discordian calendar	2927
Ethiopian calendar	1753–1754
Hebrew calendar	5521–5522
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1817–1818
- Shaka Samvat	1682–1683
- Kali Yuga	4861–4862
Holocene calendar	11761
Igbo calendar	761–762
Iranian calendar	1139–1140
Islamic calendar	1174–1175
Japanese calendar	Hōreki 11 (宝暦１１年)
Javanese calendar	1686–1687
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar	4094
Minguo calendar	151 before ROC 民前151年
Nanakshahi calendar	293
Thai solar calendar	2303–2304
Tibetan calendar	阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 1887 or 1506 or 734     — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 1888 or 1507 or 735

Events

• January 14 – Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans
• January 16 – British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
• February 8 – Earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar
• March 8 – Second earthquake in North London, Hampstead and Highgate
• In Dutch Guayana a “state” formed by escaped slaves signs a treaty with the local governor
• Opening of Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory.
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is published, in France.
• June 6 – Transit of Venus occurred, and was observed from 120 locations around the globe.
• The vizier Muhammad Abu al Kaylak, who had led the Funj army in wars, carries out a Sennar palace coup, relegating the sultan to a figurehead role. (History of Sudan (Coming of Islam to the Turkiyah))

Births

for more information, see Category:1761 births.