1773

Centuries:	18th century 19th century
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years:	1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776
Categories:	Births - Deaths Establishments - Publications
Media:	1773 (Events)

1773 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1773rd year of the Common Era (CE), 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

• At the age of twenty (AH 1186), Shaykh Ahmad leaves al-Ahsá for Iraq, hoping to study in the Shi'a shrines there. Not long after his arrival, however, an epidemic breaks out and he is forced to return.