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Year 1764 (MDCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorations Excavations Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. The year 1764 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Births April 14: Firmin Didot - French printer engraver and type founder (d See also 1763 in literature, other events of 1764, 1765 in literature, List of years in literature. Events The Club, a London dining club is founded by Samuel Johnson and Joshua Reynolds, the painter Events Wilhelm Friedemann Bach leaves his post as organist at Halle. The year 1764 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1763 in Canada, other events of 1764, 1765 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - George Grenville, Whig 1763 state leaders - Events of 1764 - 1765 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - # António de Vasconcelos, Governor of Angola ( 1758 - 1764) # Francisco Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter AG) such as 2012. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1764
January - June
- January 7 - Siculicidium: the Massacre at Madéfalva (Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary) where hundreds of innocent Székely people were murdered by the Austrians. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental The Massacre at Madéfalva ( Siculicidium in Latin, which means "murder of Székelys quot was a Mass murder committed against Székelys Transylvania (Ardeal or ro ''Transilvania'' Erdély, see also other denominations) is a Central European region located in the eastern half of the Carpathian The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 For the village in northeastern Hungary see Székely (village The Székely ( pronounced) or Szekler people (Székely Austrians (Österreicher are a nation and an ethnic group originating from the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states ( March of Austria,
- January 19 - John Wilkes is expelled from the United Kingdom House of Commons for seditious libel. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. John Wilkes ( 17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical, journalist and politician The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords This is about the law term For other uses see Sedition (disambiguation Sedition is a term of Law which refers to covert conduct
- February 15 - The American city of St. Louis is established. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
- April 6 - The Sugar Act is passed. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus The Sugar Act (citation 4 Geo III c 15 officially called the American Revenue Act, passed on April 5, 1764, was a revenue-raising Act
- June 21 - The English-language Quebec Gazette is established in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, founded by William Brown (c1737-1789 as the Quebec Gazette on June 21, 1764, claims to be the oldest Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page As of 2008, it is the oldest surviving newspaper in North America. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
- June 29 - A Level 5 tornado in Woldegk, Germany. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
July - December
- September 7 - Stanisław August Poniatowski was elected as the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Stanisław II August Poniatowski (born Count Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; January 17 1732 – February 12 1798 was the last King The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic
- October - The Battle of Buxar was a significant battle fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company on the one side, and the combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, the Nawab of Awadh, and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic The Battle of Buxar was fought in October 1764 between the forces under the command The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or Mir Qasim (also spelt Mir Kasim) (d 1777 was Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1764 The Nawabs of Bengal were the hereditary nazim s or Subadars (provincial governors of the Subah (province of Bengal during The Nawab of Awadh is the title of rulers who governed the state of Awadh in India in the 18th and 19th century Shah Alam II (1728&ndash1806 also known as Ali Gauhar was a Mughal emperor of India. The Mughal Empire was the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent between the mid-16th century and the end of the 17th century
- November 9 - Mary Campbell, a captive of the Lenape during the French and Indian War, is turned over to forces commanded by Colonel Henry Bouquet. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Mary Campbell was an American colonial Settler, taken captive as a child by Native Americans during the French and Indian War The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Henry Bouquet (1719 &ndash September 2, 1765) was a prominent British Army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War
- November 16 - Chief Pontiac surrenders to the British. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Pontiac or Obwandiyag (c 1720– April 20, 1769) was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's Rebellion The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
Undated
- The Royal Colony of North Carolina establishes a new county from the eastern portion of Granville County and names it Bute County for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, who had recently resigned his post as Prime Minister of Great Britain. The Royal Colony of North Carolina was organized in 1729 from the Province of North Carolina after seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors sold their Granville County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. Bute County is a former County located in the state of North Carolina. John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute, KG, PC (25 May 1713 &ndash 10 March 1792 styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723 was a Scottish nobleman The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom In 1779 the State of North Carolina abolishes the county when it forms Warren County from the northern portion and Franklin County from the southern portion. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Warren County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. Franklin County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina.
- French government withdraws the wartime taxes.
Ongoing events
- War of the Regulation (1764-1771). The War of the Regulation (or the Regulator Movement was a North Carolina uprising lasting from approximately 1764 to 1771, where mostly lower class citizens Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1764 MDCCLXIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2517 |
| Armenian calendar | 1213 ԹՎ ՌՄԺԳ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -80 – -79 |
| Berber calendar | 2714 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2308 |
| Burmese calendar | 1126 |
| Chinese calendar | 4400/4460-11-28 (癸未年十一月廿八日) — to —
4401/4461-12-9(甲申年十二月初九日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1480 – 1481 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1756 – 1757 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5524 – 5525 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1819 – 1820 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1686 – 1687 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4865 – 4866 |
| Holocene calendar | 11764 |
| Iranian calendar | 1142 – 1143 |
| Islamic calendar | 1177 – 1178 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōreki 14Meiwa 1 (明和元年) |
| Korean calendar | 4097 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2307 |
- February 11 - Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kan'en and before Meiwa. The period spanned the years from 1751 through 1764. was a after Hōreki and before An'ei. This period spanned the years from 1764 through 1772 The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier ( February 11, 1764 - January 10, 1811) was a French Poet, Dramatist and 1811)
- March 13 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 &ndash 17 July 1845 known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807 was a British The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1845)
- April 3 - John Abernethy, English surgeon (d. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Dr John Abernethy FRS ( April 3, 1764 - April 20, 1831) was an English surgeon grandson of the Reverend 1831)
- April 13 - Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr ( Toul, May 13, 1764 &ndash Hyères, March 17, 1830 1830)
- May 5 - Robert Craufurd, British general (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Major-General Robert Craufurd ( May 5, 1764 &ndash January 23, 1812) was a Scottish soldier and MP 1812)
- May 26 - Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Edward Livingston (26 May 1764&ndash23 May 1836 was a prominent American jurist and statesman 1836)
- June 21 - Sidney Smith, British admiral (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Sir William Sidney Smith KCB ( 21 June 1764 &ndash 26 May 1840) usually known as Sir Sidney Smith, was the British 1840)
- August 13 - Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Louis Baraguay d'Hilliers ( August 13, 1764 - January 6, 1813) born in Paris was a French revolutionary and Napoleonic general 1813)
- December 7 - Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno, Marshal of France (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Claude Victor-Perrin, 1st Duc de Belluno ( 7 December 1764 &ndash 1 March 1841) was a Marshal of France 1841)
- Birth of Heathcliff from Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link
- See also Category: 1764 births.
Deaths
- March 6 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (born 1690)
- March 17 - George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer (born c. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC ( December 1, 1690 – March 6, 1764) English Lord Chancellor, son The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger George Parker 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, FRS (c 1695 or 1697 &ndash March 17, 1764) was an English Astronomer. 1696)
- March 30 - Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (born 1695)
- April 15 - Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France (born 1721)
- April 17 - Johann Mattheson, German composer (born 1681)
- May 3 - Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher (born 1712)
- June 29 - Ralph Allen, English businessman and politician (born 1693)
- July 7 - William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician (born 1683)
- July 16 - Tsar Ivan VI (murdered in prison) (born 1740)
- July 23 - Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (born 1703)
- September 2 - Nathaniel Bliss, English Astronomer Royal (born 1700)
- September 12 - Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer (born 1683)
- September 23 - Robert Dodsley, English writer (born 1703)
- September 26 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (born 1676)
- October 2 - William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- October 23 - Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French naval officer (born 1683)
- November 20 - Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (born 1690)
- Joseph Dupleix - French governor general at Pondicherry. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Pietro Antonio Locatelli ( September 3, 1695 - March 30, 1764) was an Italian Composer and Violinist Biography Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour ( December 29, 1721 &ndash April 15, 1764 Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Johann Mattheson (September 28 1681 &ndash April 17 1764 was a German composer writer Lexicographer, diplomat Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Count Francesco Algarotti ( 11 December, 1712 &ndash 3 May, 1764) was an Italian Philosopher and Art critic. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Ralph Allen (1693 - June 29, 1764) was baptised at St Columb Major, Cornwall on July 24, 1693. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death William Pulteney 1st Earl of Bath, PC ( 22 March 1684 &ndash July 7, 1764) was an English Politician, dubbed Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Ivan VI Antonovich of Russia (Ivan Antonovich Иоанн VI Иоанн Антонович ( August 23, 1740 - July 16, 1764) reigned Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Gilbert Tennent ( February 5, 1703, County Armagh, Ireland &ndash July 23, 1764, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. The Reverend Nathaniel Bliss ( 28 November 1700 &ndash 2 September 1764) was an English astronomer of the 18th century Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Jean-Philippe Rameau (ʒɑ̃filip ʀaˈmo in French (September 25 1683 – September 12 1764 was one of the most important French Composers and music theorists Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Robert Dodsley ( 1703 - September 23, 1764) was an English Bookseller and miscellaneous writer Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ( Casdemiro, Galicia, 8 October 1676 Oviedo, Asturias, 26 September Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (8 May 1720 &ndash 2 October 1764 styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Vice-Admiral Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc Comte Dubois de la Motte (1683 &ndash 23 October, 1764) was a French naval officer Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Christian Goldbach ( March 18, 1690 &ndash November 20, 1764) was a Prussian Mathematician who also studied Law Joseph François Dupleix ( January 1, 1697 – November 10, 1763) was governor general of the French establishment in India Puducherry (formerly; புதுச்சேரி or பாண்டிச்சேரி పాండిచెర్రి പുതുശ്ശേരി Pondichéry is a
- See also Category: 1764 deaths.