Historical Events In 1762

Jan 04   England declares war on Spain & Naples in the year 1762.   

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

Jan 13   Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in New York City NY on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in NYC on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1762 giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer   

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

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   English fleet occupies Martinique in the year 1762.   

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

Feb 19   On this day in history friedrich Franz Hurka, composer   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1762.   

Mar 17   First St Patrick's Day parade in NYC in the year 1762.   

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

Mar 25   In the year 1762 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Stephen Storace, composer in the year 1762.   

Apr 05   On this day in history british take Grenada, West Indies, from French   

Apr 13   Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist on this day in history.   

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

Apr 24   Russia & Prussia signs peace treaty in the year 1762.   

May 05   Russia & Prussia sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

May 16   In the year 1762 ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86   

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

May 22   Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty in the year 1762.   

May 24   On this day in history joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51   

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

Jun 19   Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1762.   

Jun 24   Johann Paul Wessely, composer 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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