- Jan 11 Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East-Prussia [NS=Jan 22]
- Jan 22 Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11]
- Apr 17 Francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems
- May 21 Mary Campbell is abducted from her home in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War
- Jun 23 Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld - British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany
- Jun 30 Seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl results in Austrian victory over Prussia in Moravia
- Jul 8 British and Colonial assault on French forces at Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Election of Interest
Jul 24 George Washington elected to Virginia House of Burgesses representing Frederick County
- Jul 25 Seven Years' War: the island battery at Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken
Victory in Battle
Jul 26 British battle fleet under general James Wolfe conquers Louisbourg
Event of Interest
Sep 12 French astronomer Charles Messier mistakenly identifies the Crab Nebula, and begins his Messier Catalogue
