Third Battle of Panipat
Jan 14 Third Battle of Panipat: In one of the largest battles of the century, the mostly Muslim Afghani Durrani Empire defeats the mostly Hindu Maratha Empire in Northern India. An estimated 60,000–70,000 were killed in the fighting and about 40,000 Maratha prisoners massacred afterwards.
Puritan Othello Opens
Jun 10 Puritan version of Shakespeare's "Othello" opens in Newport, Rhode Island
Coronation of George III
Sep 22 Coronation of King George III and Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom
- Dec 16 Seven Years' War: After four-month siege, Russian army under Pyotr Rumyantsev takes Prussian fortress of Kolobrzeg (German: Kolberg).
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