Historical Events In 1762

Jan 04   England declares war on Spain and Naples   

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

Jan 13   Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68.   

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in New York City NY   

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in NYC   

Jan 20   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer   

Jan 21   Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer   

Jan 23   Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini).   

Feb 02   Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London   

Feb 11   Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 12   English fleet occupies Martinique.   

Feb 12   Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68.   

Feb 19   Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer   

Mar 07   Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)   

Mar 10   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   1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC.   

Mar 17   inaugural St Patrick's Day parade in NYC.   

Mar 24   Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)   

Mar 25   Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer.   

Apr 02   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   Stephen Storace, composer.   

Apr 05   British take Grenada, West Indies, from French.   

Apr 13   Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth)   

Apr 14   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist   

Apr 23   Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67.   

Apr 24   Russia and Prussia signs peace treaty   

May 05   Russia and Prussia sign peace treaty   

May 16   Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86   

May 19   Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre).   

May 22   Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty   

May 24   Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51   

Jun 15   Austria uses 1st paper currency.   

Jun 19   Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 24   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   Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 19   Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer was born in the year 1762.   

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 20   On this day in history death of tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)   

Mar 04   Johannes Zick, German fresco painter (b. 1702) died in the year 1762.   

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