Historical Events In 1762

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

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 in the year 1762.  

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

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in NYC on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 23   On this day in history christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)  

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

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

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

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

Mar 10   In the year 1762 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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   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   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist in the year 1762.  

Apr 23   On this day in history johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67  

Apr 24   In the year 1762 russia & Prussia signs peace treaty  

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   On this day in history sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty  

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

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 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   On this day in history birth of jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer  

Jan 21   Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

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

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

Mar 25   In the year 1762 birth of francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer  

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

Jan 11   Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695) died in the year 1762.  

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

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   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 in the year 1762.