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1764
(
MDCCLXIV
)
was a
leap year
starting on Sunday
of the
Gregorian calendar
and a
leap year starting on Thursday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 1764th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 764th year of the
2nd millennium
, the 64th year of the
18th century
, and the 5th year of the
1760s
decade. As of the start of 1764, the Gregorian calendar was
11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.