Famous Deaths Happened In 1762

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

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 in the year 1762.  

Feb 20 Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.  

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.  

Apr 23 In the year 1762 johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67  

May 16 On this day in history ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86  

May 24 In the year 1762 joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51  

May 26 Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (b. 1714) died in the year 1762.  

Jun 17 Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674) died on this day in history.  

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

Jul 06 In the year 1762 death of peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34  

Jul 10 On this day in history johann F Gronovius, physician/botany, dies at 76  

Jul 13 James Bradley, 3rd Astronomer Royal, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 14 On this day in history cornelis Hop, Amsterdams regent/diplomat, dies at 77  

Jul 16 Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1762.  

Jul 17 On this day in history peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34  

Jul 20 Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies in the year 1762.  

Jul 28 On this day in history death of george Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician (b. 1691)  

Aug 13 John Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64 in the year 1762.  

Aug 21 On this day in history death of lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (b. 1689)  

Sep 17 On this day in history francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 06 Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1762 birth of constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842)  

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 In the year 1762 birth of friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

Mar 07 Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company) was born in the year 1762.  

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

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