Page 3: Historical Events In 1762

Oct 27   Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs   

Nov 01   Spencer Perceval, (Tory), British PM (1809-12).   

Nov 03   England and Spain signs Treaty of Paris   

Nov 03   Spain acquires Louisiana.   

Nov 16   Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess   

Dec 04   inaugural Manifesto issued by Catherine II. It invited foreign settlers to come to Russia. This manifesto brought few results.   

Dec 09   British parliament accept Treaty of Paris   

Dec 21   James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts   

Dec 26   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer.   

Dec 31   Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg.   

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

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

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

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 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 20   In the year 1762 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   In the year 1762 death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)