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] in the year 1762.  

Jan 13   In the year 1762 leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 15   In the year 1762 fraunces Tavern opens in New York City NY  

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in NYC in the year 1762.  

Jan 20   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer in the year 1762.  

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   In the year 1762 thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London  

Feb 11   Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   English fleet occupies Martinique on this day in history.  

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

Feb 19   In the year 1762 friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

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

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 in the year 1762.  

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

Mar 25   Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer in the year 1762.  

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   Stephen Storace, composer on this day in history.  

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

Apr 13   In the year 1762 johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth)  

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

Apr 23   In the year 1762 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 in the year 1762.  

May 16   Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

May 19   Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) on this day in history.  

May 22   In the year 1762 sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty  

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

Jun 15   In the year 1762 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   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 in the year 1762.  

Feb 19   In the year 1762 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   In the year 1762 birth of francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1762 death of louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)  

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) died in the year 1762.  

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

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