The following events happened in the 1760s:
Events[]
- 1760: President Thornton Harkaway relocated Magical Congress of the United States of America headquarters to Williamsburg, Virginia.
- 1762: The extremely dangerous Scottish game called Creaothceann is outlawed by the British Ministry of Magic.[1]
- 1762: Nicolas Flamel is spotted at the opera in Paris.[2]
- 1764: The fifty-second Wizarding Schools Potions Championship is held.[3]
- 1768: Dilys Derwent retires as Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[4]
- 1768: Tomes and Scrolls bookshop is established.[5]
Quidditch[]
- 1760: Mark Overcliff became captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team.[6]
Deaths[]
- 1761: Glanmore Peakes.[7][8]
- 1762: Vargot.[9]
- 13 September, 1768: Corvus Lestrange (I)
- 1769: Lord Stoddard Withers.[10][8]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 2 (Ancient Broom Games)
- ↑ "Very early page of Philosopher's Stone", by J. K. Rowling
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
- ↑ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- ↑ Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, p. 349 (see this image)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chocolate Frog Cards
- ↑ J. K. Rowling's official site
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
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