Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1764. This year saw 12 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
Jane Austen (AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the...
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II (17) weds queen Maria Luisa of Spain (18) in Innsbruck, Austria
Future 2nd American President John Adams (28) weds Abigail Smith (19) in Weymouth, Massachusetts (marriage lasts 54 years)
A fire at Harvard University destroys Governor Winthrop's Telescope and its library of 5,000 books is mostly lost
Pierre Laclède Liguest or Pierre Laclède (22 November 1729 – 20 June 1778) was a French fur trader who, with his young assistant and stepson Auguste Chouteau, founded St.
Dutch expeditionary corps launch attack on slave armies and settlements during Bernice rebellion (modern Guyana) - first major slave rebellion in South America [1]
Austrian Archduke Jozef crowned himself Holy Roman Emperor Josef II
Smolny Institute forms in St Petersburg for noble girls
James Otis publishes "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved," in which he argues against taxation without representation
Mary Campbell, a captive of the Lenape during the French and Indian War, is handed over to forces commanded by Colonel Henry Bouquet
Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was launched in 1763 by a confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region...
France bans Jesuit enorde
Charles Grey is born
Jane Austen (AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the...
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II (17) weds queen Maria Luisa of Spain (18) in Innsbruck, Austria
Future 2nd American President John Adams (28) weds Abigail Smith (19) in Weymouth, Massachusetts (marriage lasts 54 years)
A fire at Harvard University destroys Governor Winthrop's Telescope and its library of 5,000 books is mostly lost
Pierre Laclède Liguest or Pierre Laclède (22 November 1729 – 20 June 1778) was a French fur trader who, with his young assistant and stepson Auguste Chouteau, founded St.
Dutch expeditionary corps launch attack on slave armies and settlements during Bernice rebellion (modern Guyana) - first major slave rebellion in South America [1]
Austrian Archduke Jozef crowned himself Holy Roman Emperor Josef II
Smolny Institute forms in St Petersburg for noble girls
James Otis publishes "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved," in which he argues against taxation without representation
Mary Campbell, a captive of the Lenape during the French and Indian War, is handed over to forces commanded by Colonel Henry Bouquet
Pontiac's War (also known as Pontiac's Conspiracy or Pontiac's Rebellion) was launched in 1763 by a confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region...
France bans Jesuit enorde