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Year 1773 (MDCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday 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 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 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1773 in architecture involved some significant events Events Francisco Goya marries Josefa Bayeu. Paintings Awards See also 1772 in literature, other events of 1773, 1774 in literature, List of years in literature. Events Works published Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Poems Robert Ferguson, Poems William Events Mozart goes to Vienna in search of work James Hook vacates his post at Marylebone Gardens The year 1773 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1772 in Canada, other events of 1773, 1774 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Frederick North Lord North, Tory 1772 state leaders - Events of 1773 - 1774 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - António de Lencastre, Governor of Angola ( 1772 - 1779) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) 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 1773
January - June
- January 12 - The first American museum open to the public is opened in (Charleston, South Carolina). Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina.
- January 17 - Captain James Cook becomes the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle
- January 18 - The first Opera-performance in the Swedish language, "Thetis and Phelée", performed by Carl Stenborg and Elisabeth Olin in Bollhuset, marks the establishment of the Royal Swedish Opera. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and The Antarctic Circle is one of the five major circles (or parallels of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Carl Stenborg, (b 8 September 1752 in Stockholm - d 1 August 1813 in Stockholm) was a Swedish Opera singer Elisabeth Olin, née Lillström, (born December 1740 dead 26 March 1828) was one of the first professional female Singers in Sweden Bollhuset, also called by the names sv Stora Bollhuset, sv Bollhusteatern, and sv Lejonkulan during the centuries was the name of the first theater of The Kungliga Teatern ( "Royal Theatre") or Royal Swedish Opera is the national stage for Opera in Sweden.
- April 27 or May 10 - The British Parliament passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (13 Geo III c The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market
- May 8 - In Egypt, Ottoman rebels revolt, killing Ali Bey, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Ali Bey Al-Kabir (Arabic علي بك الكبير lived 1728 &ndash May 8, 1773) was a politician and general Mamluk Sultan of Egypt This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
July - December
- July 21 - Under the pressure of the Bourbon courts Pope Clement XIV suppresses the Society of Jesus
- September 11 - The Public Advertiser publishes a satirical essay titled Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One, which is written by Benjamin Franklin. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Pope Clement XIV ( 31 October 1705 &ndash 22 September 1774) born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was Pope from The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
- October 10 - Daniel Boone leads the first attempt by British colonists to establish a settlement in Kentucky, but is turned back in an attack by American Indians in which his son is killed. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Daniel Boone ( &ndash September 26 1820 was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States
- October 10 - Paul Revere marries Rachel Walker, his second wife. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Paul Revere (bap December 22, 1734 ( OS) / January 1 1735 (NS &ndash May 10, 1818) was an American Silversmith
- October 12 - America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Williamsburg, Virginia. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia
- October 13 - French astronomer Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy, an interacting, grand-design spiral galaxy located at a distance of approximately 23 million light-years in the constellation Canes Venatici. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study Charles Messier ( June 26, 1730 &ndash April 12, 1817) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51a, M51a, or NGC 5194) is an interacting Spiral galaxy located at a distance of Interacting galaxies ( Colliding galaxies) are the result of one Galaxy 's Gravity disturbing another galaxy A grand design spiral galaxy is a type of Spiral galaxy with prominent and well-defined spiral arms as opposed to multi-arm and flocculent spirals which have subtler structural A spiral galaxy is a Galaxy belonging to one of the three main classes of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work “The Realm of the A light-year or light year (symbol ly) is a unit of Length, equal to just under ten trillion Kilometres As defined by In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture Canes Venatici ( Hunting dogs) is a small northern Constellation that was introduced by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century
- October 14 - Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission of National Education) formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is considered to be the first ministry of education in the history of mankind. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The Commission of National Education (Komisja Edukacji Narodowej abbreviated KEN) was the central educational authority in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, created Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. 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
- December 16 - Boston Tea Party
Undated
- Antigua Guatemala is destroyed by an earthquake and the capital of Guatemala is moved to Guatemala City. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion The Boston Tea Party was an act of Direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many La Antigua Guatemala (commonly referred to as just Antigua or La Antigua) is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Guatemala City (in full La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the Capital and largest city of the
- Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II expels Jesuits from the Empire, and Pope Clement XIV orders the dissolution of the Society of Jesus. Heir and co-regent Joseph was born in the midst of the early upheavals of the War of the Austrian Succession. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Pope Clement XIV ( 31 October 1705 &ndash 22 September 1774) born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was Pope from
- Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Russian forces fail to take Silistria. The Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 was a decisive conflict that brought Southern Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, and Crimea within the orbit of the Russian Silistra (Силистра, historically Bulgarian: Дръстър Drastar, ( and Romanian: Dârstor) is a Port city of northeastern
- Hilaire Rouelle discovers urea. Hilaire Marin Rouelle (1718 &ndash 1779 was a French chemist. Urea is an Organic compound with the Chemical formula ( N[[hydrogen H]]22 C[[oxygen O]]
- Istanbul Technical University is established (under the original name of Royal School of Naval Engineering) as the world's first comprehensive institution of higher learning dedicated to engineering education. Istanbul Technical University ( ITU, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi commonly referred to as İTÜ or Teknik Üniversite is an international Technical university Pioneer through the ages. . . (ITU)
- In China, written work begins on the Siku Quanshu, the largest literary compilation of books in China's history (surpassing the Yongle Encyclopedia of the 15th century). China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Siku Quanshu, variously translated as the Imperial Collection of Four, Emperor's Four Treasuries, Complete Library in Four Branches of Literature The Yongle Dadian Encyclopedia ( literally “The Great Canon or Vast Documents of the Yongle Era” was a Chinese compilation commissioned by the Chinese Upon completion in 1782, the books were bound in 36,381 volumes (册) with more than 79,000 chapters (卷), comprising about 2. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 3 million pages, and approximately 800 million Chinese characters. A Chinese character, also known as a Han character ( is a Logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi Japanese (
- H4 & John Harrison win Longitude prize for Marine chronometer. John Harrison (24 March 1693 – 24 March 1776 was an English Clockmaker. The Longitude Prize was a reward offered by the British government through an Act of Parliament in 1714 for a simple and practical method for the precise determination A marine chronometer is a timekeeper precise enough to be used as a portable Time standard; it can therefore be used to determine Longitude by means of Celestial
- Emelian Pugachev starts revolt.
- Regulating Act creats the office of governor general, with an advising council, to exercise political authority over the territory controlled by The British East India Company. The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1773 MDCCLXXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2526 |
| Armenian calendar | 1222 ԹՎ ՌՄԻԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -71 – -70 |
| Berber calendar | 2723 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2317 |
| Burmese calendar | 1135 |
| Chinese calendar | 4409/4469-12-9 (壬辰年十二月初九日) — to —
4410/4470-11-18(癸巳年十一月十八日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1489 – 1490 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1765 – 1766 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5533 – 5534 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1828 – 1829 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1695 – 1696 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4874 – 4875 |
| Holocene calendar | 11773 |
| Iranian calendar | 1151 – 1152 |
| Islamic calendar | 1186 – 1187 |
| Japanese calendar | An'ei 2 (安永2年) |
| Korean calendar | 4106 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2316 |
- January 14 - William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, British ambassador to China and Governor-General of India (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 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 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst GCH ( January 14 1773 - March 13 1857) was Governor-General of Bengal. The Governor-General of India (or from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India) was the head of the British administration in India, and 1857)
- January 27 - Prince Augustus of Great Britain, Duke of Sussex (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Prince Augustus Frederick Duke of Sussex ( 27 January 1773 &ndash 21 April 1843) was the sixth son of George III of the United Kingdom 1843)
- February 9 - William Henry Harrison, American military leader and 9th President of the United States (d. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. This article is about the general and president For his great-great-grandson see William H The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1841)
- March 14 - John Holmes, American politician (d. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. John Holmes ( March 14, 1773 &mdash July 7, 1843) was an American politician. 1843)
- March 16 - Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (d. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Juan Ramón González de Balcarce ( March 16, 1773 - November 12, 1836) was an Argentine military leader and politician 1836)
- March 26 - Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician (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 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Nathaniel Bowditch ( March 26, 1773 &ndash March 16 1838) was an early American Mathematician remembered for his work on ocean 1836)
- April 4 - Étienne Maurice Gérard, Marshal of France and Prime Minister of France (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 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Étienne Maurice Gérard, Comte Gérard (4 April 1773 17 April 1852 was a French General and statesman The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1852)
- April 9 - Étienne Aignan, French writer, librettist, and playwright (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Étienne Aignan ( April 9 1773 - June 21 1824) was a French Translator, political writer Librettist and 1824)
- May 3 - Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian explorer (d. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Giuseppe Acerbi ( May 3, 1773 - August 25, 1846) was an Italian Naturalist, and Explorer. 1846)
- May 15 - Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (d. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the 1859)
- May 19 - Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Arthur Aikin ( May 19, 1773 - April 15, 1854) English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer was born 1854)
- May 31 - Ludwig Tieck, German writer (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Johann Ludwig Tieck ( May 31, 1773 &ndash April 28, 1853) was a German Poet, Translator, editor 1853)
- June 13 - Thomas Young, English scientist (d. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Thomas Young (13 June 1773 &ndash 10 May 1829 was an English Polymath who contributed to the scientific understanding of vision, Light 1829)
- July 23 - Thomas Brisbane, Scottish astronomer and Governor of New South Wales (d. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane 1st Baronet, GCH, GCB ( July 23, 1773 – January 27, 1860) soldier The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, 1860)
- August 22 - Aimé Bonpland, French explorer and botanist (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland ( 22 August 1773 - 4 May 1858) was a French explorer and botanist. 1858)
- October 6 - Louis Philippe, King of the French (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the 1850)
- November 6 - Henry Hunt, British politician (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Henry 'Orator' Hunt (6 November 1773 - February 15 1835 was a British radical speaker and agitator remembered as a pioneer of working-class radicalism and an important 1835)
- December 9 - Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt, French general and diplomat (d. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt 1st Duc de Vicence ( December 9, 1773 &ndash February 19, 1827)
- December 17 - Sylvain Charles Valée, Marshal of France (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Sylvain-Charles comte Valée ( December 17, 1773 - August 16, 1846) born in Brienne-le-Château, was a Marshal of France The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1846)
- December 21 - Robert Brown, Scottish botanist (d. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist 1858)
- December 27 - Sir George Cayley, English aviation pioneer (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Sir George Cayley 6th Baronet ( December 27, 1773 &ndash December 15, 1857) sometimes known as "the father of Aerodynamics" was 1857)
- See also Category: 1773 births. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the
Deaths
- January 21 - Alexis Piron, French writer (b. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Alexis Piron ( July 9, 1689 &ndash January 21, 1773) was a French Epigrammatist and Dramatist. 1689)
- February 20 - King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (b. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Charles Emmanuel III ( April 27, 1701 - February 20, 1773) was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his 1701)
- March 1 - Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect (b. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Luigi Vanvitelli ( May 12, 1700, Naples &ndash March 1 1773, Caserta) was an Italian engineer and architect 1700)
- March 24 - Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English statesman and man of letters (b. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Philip Dormer Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield PC KG ( 22 September 1694 &ndash 24 March 1773) was a British 1694)
- May 8 - Ali Bey Al-Kabir, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Ali Bey Al-Kabir (Arabic علي بك الكبير lived 1728 &ndash May 8, 1773) was a politician and general Mamluk Sultan of Egypt 1728)
- May 15 - Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Alban Butler ( October 13, 1709 - St-Omer, France May 15, 1773) English Roman Catholic Priest 1710)
- June 27 - Mentewab, dowager Empress of Ethiopia (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Mentewab ( Ge'ez: ምንትዋብ min-tiwwāb, Amharic: "How beautiful" circa 1706 - 27 June 1773) was Empress of NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page circa 1706)
- July 5 - Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Francisco José Freire (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku ʒuˈzɛ ˈfɾɐjɾ(ɨ ( January 3, 1719 &ndash July 5, 1773) Portuguese Historian 1719)
- July 12 - Johann Joachim Quantz, German flutist and composer (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Johann Joachim Quantz ( January 30, 1697 &ndash July 12, 1773) was a German flautist, flute maker and Composer 1697)
- July 23 - George Edwards, English naturalist (b. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. This article is about the ornithologist George Edwards ( April 3, 1694 - July 23, 1773) was an English 1693)
- August 3 - Stanisław Konarski, Polish writer (b. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Stanisław Konarski (actual name Hieronim Konarski; born September 30, 1700 in Żarczyce Duże died August 3, 1773 in 1700)
- August 27 - Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz ( February 3, 1721 &ndash August 27, 1773) was a Prussian soldier and one of the greatest 1721)
- September 23 - Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718 &ndash September 23, 1773) was a Norwegian Bishop and Botanist. 1718)
- August 20 - Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Enrique Florez ( February 14, 1701 - August 20, 1773) was a Spanish historian 1701)
- October 30 - Philippe de La Guêpière, French architect (b. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. (Pierre Louis Philippe de La Guêpière, (c 1715 &ndash October 30, 1773) was a French Architect whose main commissions were from Karl 1725)
- November 16 - John Hawkesworth, English writer
- November 19 - James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published ImageMortimer - Captain James Cook Sir Joseph Banks Lord Sandwich Dr Daniel Solander and Dr John Hawkesworth Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land James FitzGerald 1st Duke of Leinster ( May 29 1722 &ndash November 19 1773) was an Irish nobleman and politician 1722)
- date unknown - Ahmed Shah Abdali, Afghani founder of the Durrani Empire (cancer) (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (c1723-1773 ( also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī ( احمد شاه ابدالي) and born as Ahmad Khān Abdālī, 1724)
- See also Category: 1773 deaths. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
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