1773
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1740s 1750s 1760s – 1770s – 1780s 1790s 1800s |
| Years: | 1770 1771 1772 – 1773 – 1774 1775 1776 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1773 MDCCLXXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2526 |
| Armenian calendar | 1222 ԹՎ ՌՄԻԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6523 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1694–1695 |
| Bengali calendar | 1180 |
| Berber calendar | 2723 |
| British Regnal year | 13 Geo. 3 – 14 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2317 |
| Burmese calendar | 1135 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7281–7282 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 4469 or 4409 — to — 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 4470 or 4410 |
| Coptic calendar | 1489–1490 |
| Discordian calendar | 2939 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1765–1766 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5533–5534 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1829–1830 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1694–1695 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4873–4874 |
| Holocene calendar | 11773 |
| Igbo calendar | 773–774 |
| Iranian calendar | 1151–1152 |
| Islamic calendar | 1186–1187 |
| Japanese calendar | An'ei 2 (安永２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1698–1699 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4106 |
| Minguo calendar | 139 before ROC 民前139年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 305 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2315–2316 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) 1899 or 1518 or 746 — to — 阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 1900 or 1519 or 747 |
1773 (MDCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1773rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 773rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 73rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1773, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- December 16 – At the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty throw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This will help start the American Revolutionary War.