Historical Events In 1762

Jan 04   England declares war on Spain & Naples on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history fraunces Tavern opens in NYC  

Jan 20   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23   Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini) in the year 1762.  

Feb 02   Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London in the year 1762.  

Feb 11   In the year 1762 johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 12   In the year 1762 english fleet occupies Martinique  

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

Feb 19   Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company) in the year 1762.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 17   In the year 1762 1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC  

Mar 17   First St Patrick's Day parade in NYC on this day in history.  

Mar 24   Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) on this day in history.  

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

Apr 02   In the year 1762 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   On this day in history stephen Storace, composer  

Apr 05   In the year 1762 british take Grenada, West Indies, from French  

Apr 13   Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth) in the year 1762.  

Apr 14   On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist  

Apr 23   Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Apr 24   On this day in history russia & Prussia signs peace treaty  

May 05   On this day in history russia & Prussia sign peace treaty  

May 16   Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1762.  

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

May 22   On this day in history sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty  

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

Jun 15   Austria uses 1st paper currency in the year 1762.  

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

Jun 24   On this day in history johann Paul Wessely, composer  

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

Jan 20   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1762 birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer  

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

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

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

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

Feb 11   In the year 1762 johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71  

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

Feb 20   In the year 1762 death of tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

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

Mar 21   Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713) died in the year 1762.