Historical Events In 1762

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

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

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

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   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 in the year 1762.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1762 english fleet occupies Martinique   

Feb 12   In the year 1762 laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1762 sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)   

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

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

Mar 25   In the year 1762 francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer   

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

Apr 13   On this day in history johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth)   

Apr 14   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist on this day in history.   

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

Apr 24   Russia & Prussia signs peace treaty in the year 1762.   

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

May 16   Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)   

May 22   In the year 1762 sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty   

May 24   Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1762 austria uses 1st paper currency   

Jun 19   Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1762.   

Jun 24   In the year 1762 johann Paul Wessely, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)   

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.   

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

Jan 11   Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695) died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

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