August 5th, 1763

Born on August 5th, 1763

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What happened on August 5th, 1763?

August 5th, 1763

Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac's_War

What else happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2013

A python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.

August 5th, 2015

United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.

August 5th, 2011

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

August 5th, 1993

Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.

August 5th, 1984

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history.

August 5th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.

August 5th, 1962

American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

August 5th, 1916

First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.

August 5th, 1888

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen.

August 5th, 1816

Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".

August 5th, 1772

Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, with the primary motive to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.

August 5th, 1716

Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers.

August 5th, 1689

Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec.

August 5th, 1278

King Alfonso X of Castile was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 5th

Born on August 5th, 1763

66

Bill Richmond

American boxer (1763-1829)

*August 5th, 1763, New York City †December 28th, 1829, London

Same year
Born in 1763

66

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Swiss-born French clarinettist (1763-1829)

*March 6th, 1763, Lausanne †November 9th, 1829, Paris

50

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)

*June 23rd, 1763, Les Trois-Îlets †May 29th, 1814, Rueil-Malmaison

64

Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)

*June 15th, 1763, Kashiwabara †January 5th, 1828, Kashiwabara

50

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

French General (1763–1813)

*February 14th, 1763, Morlaix †September 2nd, 1813, Louny

84

John Jacob Astor I

German-American businessman

*July 17th, 1763, Walldorf †March 29th, 1848, Manhattan

66

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

French professor of chemistry (1763-1829)

*May 16th, 1763, Saint-André-d'Hébertot †November 14th, 1829, Saint-André-d'Hébertot

31

Augustin Robespierre

French lawyer and revolutionary (1763-1794)

*January 21st, 1763, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

73

Teresa Bandettini

Italian dancer, composer of extemporaneous verse, and poet

*August 11th, 1763, Lucca †April 5th, 1837, Lucca

74

Isaac Wilbour

American politician (1763-1837)

*April 25th, 1763, Little Compton †October 4th, 1837, Little Compton

81

Marco Mastrofini

Italian mathematician (1763-1845)

*April 25th, 1763, Monte Compatri †March 3rd, 1845, Rome

68

Charles Meynier

French painter

*November 24th, 1763, Paris †September 6th, 1832, Paris

88

Xavier de Maistre

French writer (1763-1852)

*October 10th, 1763, Chambéry †June 12th, 1852, Saint Petersburg

92

James Wilson

Globe maker from the United States (1763-1855)

*March 15th, 1763, Londonderry †March 26th, 1855, Bradford

24

Jean Germain Drouais

French painter (1763–1788)

*November 25th, 1763, Paris †July 15th, 1788, Rome

57

Juan Germán Roscio

Venezuelan lawyer and politician (1763-1821)

*May 27th, 1763, Parroquia San Francisco †March 10th, 1821, Villa del Rosario

71

Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German duke (1763-1834)

*April 29th, 1763, Hildburghausen †September 29th, 1834, Hummelshain

62

Thaddäus Müller

(1763-1826)

*October 2nd, 1763, Lucerne †April 10th, 1826, Lucerne

63

François-Joseph Talma

French stage actor (1763-1826)

*January 15th, 1763, Paris †October 19th, 1826, Rue de la Tour-des-Dames

30

Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette

French politician (1763-1794)

*May 24th, 1763, Nevers †April 13th, 1794, Paris

74

Ezra Butler

American politician (1763-1838)

*September 24th, 1763, Lancaster †July 12th, 1838, Waterbury

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1763 is a normal year and no leap year.

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