1763 in History

Appointed First Lord of the Treasury

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

Resigns over the unpopular cider tax

Under the Treaty of Paris Britain gains Florida from Spain

Under the Treaty of Paris Britain restores Havana to Spain

Under the Treaty of Paris France gives Spain the Louisiana west of the Mississippi

Under the Treaty of Paris Britain restores Manila to Spain

Under the Treaty of Paris Spain returns Minorca to Britain

Comes to the relief of Fort Pitt, Pontiac later submits to British authority

Kaunitz enters into peace negotiations that lead to the 1763 Treaty of Hubertusburg

The Treaty of Hubertusburg is signed by Prussia, Austria and Saxony to end the Third Silesian War

The Treaty of Hubertusburg, though it restores the prewar status quo, marks the ascendancy of Prussia as a leading European power

The Treaty of Hubertusburg is signed by Prussia, Austria and Saxony to end the Third Silesian War

Peace is concluded by the Treaty of Hubertusburg

The Treaty of Paris ends hostilities. Spain returns Minorca to Britain. George III dismisses Pitt & the Treaty of Paris is signed by George III & Bute. France gives Spain the Louisiana territory west of the Mississippi. France cedes Canada & most of her Indian possessions to Britain. Britain restores Havana & Manila to Spain. Britain gains Florida from Spain

Birth of Josephine Bonaparte, Josephine Tascher

Birth of Wolfe Tone

Defeats the Indians under Pontiac near Fort Pitt