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   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   Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer in the year 1762.  

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

Feb 02   On this day in history thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London  

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

Feb 12   On this day in history english fleet occupies Martinique  

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

Feb 19   In the year 1762 friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

Mar 07   On this day in history sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)  

Mar 10   On this day in history 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  

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   In the year 1762 francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer  

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   In the year 1762 stephen Storace, composer  

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

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 in the year 1762.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jun 15   In the year 1762 austria uses 1st paper currency  

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 in the year 1762.  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1762 birth of friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

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   In the year 1762 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   Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Feb 20   On this day in history death of tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)  

Mar 04   On this day in history death of johannes Zick, German fresco painter (b. 1702)  

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