Historical Events In 1762

Jan 04   On this day in history england declares war on Spain & Naples  

Jan 05   Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1762 leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 15   On this day in history fraunces Tavern opens in New York City NY  

Jan 15   On this day in history fraunces Tavern opens in NYC  

Jan 20   On this day in history jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer  

Jan 21   In the year 1762 giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer  

Jan 23   On this day in history christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)  

Feb 02   On this day in history thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London  

Feb 11   In the year 1762 johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 12   On this day in history english fleet occupies Martinique  

Feb 12   On this day in history laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68  

Feb 19   In the year 1762 friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

Mar 07   Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company) on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1762 french Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform  

Mar 17   On this day in history 1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC  

Mar 17   First St Patrick's Day parade in NYC on this day in history.  

Mar 24   In the year 1762 marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)  

Mar 25   Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer in the year 1762.  

Apr 02   In the year 1762 in Burma a very destructive and violent earthquake felt all over Bengal, Arakan, etc., chiefly and most severely in the north part of the east coast of the Bay of Bengal  

Apr 04   On this day in history stephen Storace, composer  

Apr 05   British take Grenada, West Indies, from French on this day in history.  

Apr 13   In the year 1762 johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth)  

Apr 14   In the year 1762 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist  

Apr 23   Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Apr 24   In the year 1762 russia & Prussia signs peace treaty  

May 05   On this day in history russia & Prussia sign peace treaty  

May 16   Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1762.  

May 19   In the year 1762 johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)  

May 22   In the year 1762 sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty  

May 24   Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jun 15   On this day in history austria uses 1st paper currency  

Jun 19   In the year 1762 johann Ernst Eberlin, composer, dies at 60  

Jun 24   On this day in history johann Paul Wessely, composer  

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Jan 05   Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1762 birth of jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer  

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer  

Jan 23   Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)  

Mar 24   In the year 1762 birth of marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)  

Mar 25   Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer was born in the year 1762.  

Jan 05   In the year 1762 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]  

Jan 11   In the year 1762 death of louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)  

Jan 13   In the year 1762 leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68  

Feb 11   Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1762.  

Feb 12   Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 20   Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1762 death of johannes Zick, German fresco painter (b. 1702)  

Mar 21   Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713) died in the year 1762.