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

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in New York City NY in the year 1762.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71  

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

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

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 in the year 1762.  

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) on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1762.  

Apr 04   Stephen Storace, composer in the year 1762.  

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   In the year 1762 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist  

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

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

May 05   In the year 1762 russia & Prussia sign peace treaty  

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

May 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history johann Ernst Eberlin, composer, dies at 60  

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

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

Feb 19   Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer was born in the year 1762.  

Mar 07   In the year 1762 birth of sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)  

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 in the year 1762.  

Jan 05   Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] in the year 1762.  

Jan 11   Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 21   On this day in history death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)