Historical Events In 1762

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer  

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

Feb 02   Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1762.  

Feb 12   English fleet occupies Martinique in the year 1762.  

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

Feb 19   In the year 1762 friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

Mar 07   In the year 1762 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 in the year 1762.  

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

Mar 17   On this day in history first St Patrick's Day parade in NYC  

Mar 24   On this day in history marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)  

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   Stephen Storace, composer in the year 1762.  

Apr 05   British take Grenada, West Indies, from French in the year 1762.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

May 24   Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 24   In the year 1762 johann Paul Wessely, composer  

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Jan 05   Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842) was born in the year 1762.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1762.  

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

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history death of louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)  

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

Feb 11   Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1762.  

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   Johannes Zick, German fresco painter (b. 1702) died on this day in history.  

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