1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).
Events
Births
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January 8 - Edmond Charles Genêt, French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution
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January 26 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, French Field Marshal, later King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Charles III John of Norway
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February 29 - Ann Lee, founder of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing ("Shakers")
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March 9 - William Cobbett, journalist and author (d. 1835)
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March 13 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French soldier (d. 1815)
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March 21 - Jean Paul, German writer (d. 1825)
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June 20 - Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot (d. 1798)
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June 23 - Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France.
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July 17 - John Jacob Astor, entrepreneur (d. 1848)
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December 25 - Claude Chappe, telecommunication pioneer (in semaphore relays)
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December 28 - John Molson, Canadian entrepreneur (d. 1836)
Deaths
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