Historical Events In 1762

Jan 04   On this day in history england declares war on Spain & Naples   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1762 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 in the year 1762.   

Jan 21   Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer in the year 1762.   

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

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

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   On this day in history friedrich Franz Hurka, composer   

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   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   Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) in the year 1762.   

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

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   In the year 1762 stephen Storace, composer   

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

Apr 13   On this day in history johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth)   

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

Apr 23   Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1762.   

Apr 24   Russia & Prussia signs peace treaty on this day in history.   

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   Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty in the year 1762.   

May 24   Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1762.   

Jun 15   Austria uses 1st paper currency on this day in history.   

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

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   Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born in the year 1762.   

Jan 23   In the year 1762 birth of christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)   

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 20   Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) died in the year 1762.   

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)