Historical Events In 1762

Jun 28   1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston) in the year 1762.  

Jun 28   In the year 1762 catherine II ascends the throne of Russia.  

Jun 29   Russian Czar Peter III divorces his wife Catharina II in the year 1762.  

Jul 04   In the year 1762 marco Santucci, composer  

Jul 06   Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 in the year 1762.  

Jul 10   Johann F Gronovius, physician/botany, dies at 76 in the year 1762.  

Jul 10   In the year 1762 roubiliacs monument for Handel unveiled at Westminster Abbey  

Jul 13   On this day in history james Bradley 3rd Astronomer Royal, dies  

Jul 13   On this day in history james Bradley, 3rd Astronomer Royal, dies  

Jul 14   On this day in history cornelis Hop, Amsterdams regent/diplomat, dies at 77  

Jul 16   In the year 1762 jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87  

Jul 17   Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1762 peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34  

Jul 20   In the year 1762 christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies  

Jul 20   Jakob Haibel, composer in the year 1762.  

Jul 21   In the year 1762 willem GF Bentinck, Dutch earl/politician/organist  

Aug 10   Santiago Ferrer, composer in the year 1762.  

Aug 12   George IV, king of England (1820-30) in the year 1762.  

Aug 13   John Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Aug 14   In the year 1762 english fleet occupies Havana  

Aug 22   On this day in history 1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury  

Aug 22   On this day in history first female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury  

Sep 06   Theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Battle of Signal Hill in the year 1762.  

Sep 16   On this day in history charles G G, earl of Merode/mayor of Brussels/French senator  

Sep 17   In the year 1762 francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 24   William Lisle Bowles, English poet (14 Sonnets) on this day in history.  

Oct 04   In the year 1762 tommaso Sogner, composer  

Oct 05   In the year 1762 opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna)  

Oct 06   English troops occupy Manila Philippines in the year 1762.  

Oct 06   Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1762.  

Oct 12   In the year 1762 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811  

Oct 15   On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer  

Oct 21   Herman W Daendels, brig-gen/gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1807-11) in the year 1762.  

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

Jan 20   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer was born in the year 1762.  

Jan 21   Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1762 birth of christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)  

Feb 19   In the year 1762 birth of friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

Mar 07   In the year 1762 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   Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] in the year 1762.  

Jan 11   On this day in history death of louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)  

Jan 13   Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1762.  

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

Feb 12   Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1762.  

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

Mar 04   On this day in history death of johannes Zick, German fresco painter (b. 1702)  

Mar 21   In the year 1762 death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)