Historical Events In 1762

Jan 04   In the year 1762 england declares war on Spain & Naples   

Jan 05   In the year 1762 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   In the year 1762 fraunces Tavern opens in New York City NY   

Jan 15   In the year 1762 fraunces Tavern opens in NYC   

Jan 20   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer on this day in history.   

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   Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   English fleet occupies Martinique on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1762 1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC   

Mar 17   First St Patrick's Day parade in NYC in the year 1762.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history stephen Storace, composer   

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

Apr 13   Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth) in the year 1762.   

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

May 05   Russia & Prussia sign peace treaty in the year 1762.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 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   In the year 1762 birth of christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)   

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

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1762 death of louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)   

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

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   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.