• March 20 - The "Great Fire" of Boston destroys 349 buildings.
• October 25 - George III of the United Kingdom ascends to the throne.
• Russian army briefly occupies Berlin and Koenigsberg.

Births:

• May 10 - Johann Peter Hebel[?], poet (+ 1826)
• September 14 - Luigi Cherubini[?], Italian composer
• December 13 - James Scarlett Abinger
• Karl Bottiger

Deaths:

• October 25- King George II of Great Britain.