Editing 1763 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 6]] &ndash; The [[Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré)|Théâtre du Palais-Royal]], home to the [[Paris Opera]] for almost 90 years, is destroyed in an accidental fire.<ref>Pannill Camp, ''The First Frame: Theatre Space in Enlightenment France'' (Cambridge University Press, 2014)  p148</ref>
* [[April 16]] &ndash; [[George Grenville]] takes office as the new [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]], after the [[John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute|Earl of Bute]] resigns amid criticism over Britain's concessions in the Treaty of Paris.<ref>Richard Archer, ''As If an Enemy's Country: The British Occupation of Boston and the Origins of Revolution'' (Oxford University Press, 2010) p1</ref>
* [[April 18]] &ndash; [[Marie-Josephte Corriveau]] is hanged near her home at [[Saint-Vallier, Quebec]] before being [[Gibbeting|gibbeted]] after being found guilty by a military tribunal of twelve officers of murdering her husband.<ref> F. Murray Greenwood and Beverley Boissery, ''Uncertain Justice: Canadian Women and Capital Punishment, 1754-1953'' (Dundurn, 2000) p. 54</ref>  She becomes famous in [[French Canadians|French Canadian]] folklore as "la Corriveau".
* [[April 19]] &ndash; [[Teedyuscung]], known as the "King of the Delaware Indians" (the [[Lenape]] tribe) is assassinated by arsonists who burn down his home in [[Pennsylvania]] while he is sleeping, in an apparent retaliation for signing the [[Treaty of Easton]] to relinquish Lenape claims to the Province of New Jersey.<ref>Kevin Kenny, ''Peaceable Kingdom Lost: The Paxton Boys and the Destruction of William Penn's Holy Experiment'' (Oxford University Press, 2011) p116</ref>
* [[April 23]] &ndash; The controversial Issue 45 of [[John Wilkes]]'s satirical newspaper ''[[The North Briton]]'' is published as a response to a speech four days earlier by King George III praising the end of the Seven Years' War.<ref>Amelia Rauser, ''Caricature Unmasked: Irony, Authenticity, and Individualism in Eighteenth-century English Prints'' (University of Delaware Press, 2008) p51</ref>  In what will become a test case for [[freedom of speech]], Wilkes, a member of Parliament, is arrested for [[libel]] of the King and imprisoned, then exiled to France.
* [[April 27]] &ndash; Outraged by the British success in taking control of land in North America formerly occupied by the French, [[Pontiac (Ottawa leader)|Pontiac]], chief of the [[Odawa]] people, convenes a conference near [[Detroit]] and convinces the leaders of 17 other nations of the need to attack British outposts.<ref name=Dunn>Walter S. Dunn, ''People of the American Frontier: The Coming of the American Revolution'' (Greenwood, 2005) p37</ref>
* [[May 7]] &ndash; Chief Pontiac begins "[[Pontiac's War]]" by attacking the British garrison at [[Fort Detroit]], but the surprise attack is given away by a young native girl who informs the British of the plan.<ref name=Dunn/> Two days later he begins the [[Siege of Fort Detroit]].
* [[June 2]] &ndash; [[Pontiac's War]]: At what becomes [[Mackinaw City, Michigan]], [[Chippewa]]s capture [[Fort Michilimackinac]] by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of [[lacrosse]], then chasing a ball into the fort.
* [[June 28]] &ndash; A [[1763 Komárom earthquake|magnitude 6.2 earthquake]] shakes [[Hungary]] and [[Slovakia]], with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''). Damage is limited, but 83 are killed.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database.|date=1972 |publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1372|accessdate=2022-04-15 |author1=National Geophysical Data Center }}</ref>