Historical Events In 1762

Jun 28   1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston) on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Catherine II ascends the throne of Russia on this day in history.  

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

Jul 04   Marco Santucci, composer on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history roubiliacs monument for Handel unveiled at Westminster Abbey  

Jul 13   James Bradley 3rd Astronomer Royal, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   In the year 1762 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   Peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34 in the year 1762.  

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

Jul 20   Jakob Haibel, composer in the year 1762.  

Jul 21   On this day in history willem GF Bentinck, Dutch earl/politician/organist  

Aug 10   In the year 1762 santiago Ferrer, composer  

Aug 12   George IV, king of England (1820-30) on this day in history.  

Aug 13   In the year 1762 john Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64  

Aug 14   English fleet occupies Havana on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral  

Sep 15   In the year 1762 battle of Signal Hill.  

Sep 16   Charles G G, earl of Merode/mayor of Brussels/French senator on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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   Opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna) on this day in history.  

Oct 06   In the year 1762 english troops occupy Manila Philippines  

Oct 06   On this day in history francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78  

Oct 12   John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1762 birth of constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842)  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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 in the year 1762.  

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   Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) was born in the year 1762.  

Mar 25   On this day in history birth of francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1762 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1762 laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68  

Feb 20   Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) died in the year 1762.  

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

Mar 21   On this day in history death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)