Historical Events In 1762

Jan 04   England declares war on Spain & Naples on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1762 leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in New York City NY on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Fraunces Tavern opens in NYC in the year 1762.   

Jan 20   On this day in history jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer   

Jan 21   In the year 1762 giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1762 thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London   

Feb 11   Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history english fleet occupies Martinique   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1762 first St Patrick's Day parade in NYC   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Stephen Storace, composer in the year 1762.   

Apr 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist   

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

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

May 05   Russia & Prussia sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

May 16   In the year 1762 ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86   

May 19   Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) in the year 1762.   

May 22   Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty in the year 1762.   

May 24   On this day in history joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51   

Jun 15   Austria uses 1st paper currency in the year 1762.   

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 in the year 1762.   

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

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

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

Mar 24   Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) was born in the year 1762.   

Mar 25   On this day in history birth of francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1762 death of louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)   

Jan 13   Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1762.   

Feb 11   In the year 1762 johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 12   On this day in history laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

Mar 21   In the year 1762 death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)