1764
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| Years: 1761 1762 1763 - 1764 - 1765 1766 1767 |
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| Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s |
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| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1764 in topic: Lists of leaders: |
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1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar).
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Events
- January 19 - John Wilkes is expelled from the House of Commons for seditious libel
- February 15 - The American city of St. Louis is established.
- June 21 - The English-language Quebec Gazette is established in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. As of 2005, it is the oldest surviving newspaper in North America.
- November 16 - Chief Pontiac surrenders to the British
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Births
- February 11 - Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (d. 1811)
- March 13 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1845)
- April 3 - John Abernethy (surgeon) (d. 1831)
- April 13 - Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (d. 1830)
- May 5 - Robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812)
- May 26 - Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)
- June 21 - Sidney Smith, British admiral (d. 1840)
- December 7 - Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno, French marshal (d. 1841)
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Deaths
- March 6 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690)
- March 17 - George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer
- March 30 - Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (b. 1695)
- April 15 - Madame de Pompadour, French royal mistress (b. 1721)
- April 17 - Johann Mattheson, German composer (b. 1681)
- May 3 - Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher (b. 1712)
- June 29 - Ralph Allen, English businessman and politician (b. 1693)
- July 7 - William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician (b. 1683)
- July 16 - Tsar Ivan VI (murdered in prison) (b. 1740)
- July 23 - Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (b. 1703)
- September 2 - Nathaniel Bliss, English Astronomer Royal (b. 1700)
- September 12 - Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer (b. 1683)
- September 23 - Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)
- September 26 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (b. 1676)
- October 23 - Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French naval officer (b. 1683)
- November 20 - Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (b. 1690)
