Famous Deaths Happened In 1762

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

Jan 11 Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695) died in the year 1762.  

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 On this day in history death of tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

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

Mar 21 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

Apr 23 On this day in history johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67  

May 16 On this day in history ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86  

May 24 In the year 1762 joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51  

May 26 Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (b. 1714) died on this day in history.  

Jun 17 On this day in history death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)  

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

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

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

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

Jul 14 Cornelis Hop, Amsterdams regent/diplomat, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 20 Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies in the year 1762.  

Jul 28 On this day in history death of george Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician (b. 1691)  

Aug 13 John Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64 in the year 1762.  

Aug 21 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (b. 1689) died in the year 1762.  

Sep 17 On this day in history francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1762 birth of constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842)  

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 On this day in history birth of marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)  

Mar 25 In the year 1762 birth of francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer