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Events in June 1761 7
1720 – 1761Balaji Baji Rao (1720-1761)Died 23 June 1761, aged 40Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy from 1740, known as Nanasaheb. Maratha power reached its greatest extent during his rule. He died at Pune a few months after the disaster at Panipat, where his son and his cousin were killed.
1720 – 1761Balaji Baji Rao (1720-1761)Died 23 June 1761, aged 40Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy from 1740, known as Nanasaheb. Maratha power reached its greatest extent during his rule. He died at Pune a few months after the disaster at Panipat, where his son and his cousin were killed.
1761Capture of Belle ÎleA British expedition seizes an island off BrittanyBritish forces under Studholme Hodgson and Augustus Keppel landed on Belle Île off the coast of Brittany. Their first attempt was driven back, and they then besieged the citadel of Le Palais until it capitulated. Britain held the island as a bargaining chip until the peace of 1763.
1761Capture of Belle ÎleA British expedition seizes an island off BrittanyBritish forces under Studholme Hodgson and Augustus Keppel landed on Belle Île off the coast of Brittany. Their first attempt was driven back, and they then besieged the citadel of Le Palais until it capitulated. Britain held the island as a bargaining chip until the peace of 1763.
1761Transit of Venus observed worldwideThe first international scientific observing campaignAstronomers at more than a hundred stations, including Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon at the Cape of Good Hope, timed Venus crossing the face of the Sun in order to measure the distance between the Earth and the Sun. Observing from St Petersburg, Mikhail Lomonosov saw a luminous ring around the planet and concluded that Venus has an atmosphere. The results varied widely, and astronomers refined them using the transit of 1769.
1761Transit of Venus observed worldwideThe first international scientific observing campaignAstronomers at more than a hundred stations, including Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon at the Cape of Good Hope, timed Venus crossing the face of the Sun in order to measure the distance between the Earth and the Sun. Observing from St Petersburg, Mikhail Lomonosov saw a luminous ring around the planet and concluded that Venus has an atmosphere. The results varied widely, and astronomers refined them using the transit of 1769.
1761 – 1821John Rennie the Elder (1761-1821)Died 4 October 1821, aged 60Scottish civil engineer renowned for his bridges, docks and canals, including the original Waterloo and Southwark bridges in London. His engineering practice was continued by his sons after his death.