Major Events Jan 9 Afghans defeat the Indian Maratha Empire in the Battle of Barari Ghat Jun 4 The Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive in Nova Scotia, Canada, to claim land taken from the Acadians More 1760 Events Born in 1760 Alexandre de BeauharnaisMay 28 More People Born in 1760 Who Died in 1760 George IIOctober 25 More 1760 Deaths Famous Weddings in 1760 Mar 5 Princess Carolina marries Gen Charles Christian van Nassau-Weilburg 1759 History by Year 1761 World Leaders in 1760 Frederick the Great Thomas Pelham-Holles