1764
Appearance
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 17th century–18th century–19th century |
Decades: | 1730s1740s1750s–1760s–1770s1780s1790s |
Years: | 176117621763–1764–176517661767 |
1764(MDCCLXIV) was aleap yearstarting on Sundayof theGregorian calendarand aleap year starting on Thursdayof theJulian calendar,the 1764th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 764th year of the2nd millennium,the 64th year of the18th century,and the 5th year of the1760sdecade. As of the start of 1764, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Births[change|change source]
- March 13–Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(d.1845)
- September 25–Fletcher Christian,leader of theMutiny on the Bounty(d.1793)
Deaths[change|change source]
- April 15–Madame de Pompadour,mistress ofKingLouis XV of France(born1721)
- November 20–Christian Goldbach,Prussianmathematician(born1690)