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

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

Jan 15   On this day in history fraunces Tavern opens in NYC   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1762 english fleet occupies Martinique   

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

Feb 19   Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1762 1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC   

Mar 17   First St Patrick's Day parade in NYC on this day in history.   

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   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   Stephen Storace, composer in the year 1762.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

May 05   In the year 1762 russia & Prussia sign peace treaty   

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   In the year 1762 sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty   

May 24   Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1762.   

Jun 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1762.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1762 birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer   

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

Feb 19   In the year 1762 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   Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] in the year 1762.   

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

Feb 12   Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1762.   

Feb 20   On this day in history death of tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)   

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

Mar 21   On this day in history death of nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)