Famous Deaths Happened In 1762
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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 on this day in history.
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 Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Feb 20 Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) died in the year 1762.
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 on this day in history.
Apr 23 Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1762.
May 16 Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.
May 24 Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
May 26 On this day in history death of alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (b. 1714)
Jun 17 On this day in history death of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)
Jun 19 On this day in history johann Ernst Eberlin, composer, dies at 60
Jul 06 Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 died in the year 1762.
Jul 10 Johann F Gronovius, physician/botany, dies at 76 on this day in history.
Jul 13 James Bradley, 3rd Astronomer Royal, dies in the year 1762.
Jul 14 Cornelis Hop, Amsterdams regent/diplomat, dies at 77 in the year 1762.
Jul 16 On this day in history jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87
Jul 17 Peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34 in the year 1762.
Jul 20 Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Aug 21 In the year 1762 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 in the year 1762.