1760s Information & 1760s Links at HealthHaven.com

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1730s 1740s 1750s – 1760s – 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years:	1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture; Establishments – Disestablishments

The 1760s decade ran from January 1, 1760, to December 31, 1769.

[edit] Events and trends

King George III was crowned upon the British throne in 1760. The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) ended and France ceded Canada to Britain, yet criticism of the British government grew, led by the controversial figure of John Wilkes. Meanwhile, unrest began to make itself felt in Britain's American colonies, with protests occurring over such legislation as the Stamp Act 1765.
Science and Technology – the development of the steam engine continued at pace.