1762

events

• 24. June: The Frenchmen land 1,500 soldiers on Newfoundland and occupy pc. John's.
• 18. September: The French troops on Newfoundland capitulatebefore the Britisher.
• Katharina the large one becomes Zarin of Russia.
• Russia and Prussia close the peace of pc. Petersburg.
• Occupation Havannas by English troops

culture

• 20. January: Premiere of the opera Alessandro nell'Indie of Johann ChristianBrook at the Teatro San Carlo in Neapel
• 5. October: Premiere of the opera Orfeo OD Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydike) of Christoph Willibald luck in Vienna

• John Montagu, 4. Earl OF sand-yielded, plays several hours long maps and supplies themselvestherefore with occupied bread. „“Is called the meal sand-yielded since then.

born

• 5. January: Constanze Mozart, Ehefrau von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart († 1842)
• 13. January: Johann Gottfried Hagemeister, German actor, poet, journalistand teachers († 1807)
• 15. January: Cécile Stanilas de Girardin, French politician († 1827)
• 20. January: Jérome Joseph de Momigny, French composer and music scientist († 1842)
• 23. January: Christian August Vulpius, GermanWriter († 1827)
• 31. January: Lachlan Macquarie, governor of the British colony new South Wales († 1824)
• 2. February: Girolamo Crescentini, Italian Kastratensopran and composer († 1846)
• 10. March: Jeremias Benjamin judge,Chemist († 1807)
• 18. March: Karl Christian Gmelin, German Botaniker and natural scientist († 1837)
• 24. March: Marcos António Portugal, Portuguese composer of operas and church music († 1830)
• 9. April: Friedrich of Kleist, Prussian general field marshal († 1823)
• 14. April: Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect, Städtebauer, archaeologist and Goldschmied († 1839)
• 29. April: Jean Baptiste de Jourdan, marshal of France († 1833)
• 19. May: Johann God-dear spruce, German philosopher († 1814)
• 5. June: Bushrod Washington, Richter at US supreme the Court († 1829)
• 10. June: George Friedrich Benecke, German scholar († 1844)
• 16. June: Carl Christian Agthe, GermanComposer and organist († 1797)
• 12. August: Christoph William hoof country, German physician († 1836)
• 12. August: George IV. (United kingdom), king of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover († 1830)
• 6. September: Theodorus Frederikvan Capellen, Dutch naval officer († 1824)
• 30. September: Karl Stülpner, erzgebirgischer people hero († 1841)
• 18. October: Lazarus Bendavid, German mathematician and philosopher († 1832)
• 21. October: George Colman the younger one,English writer († 1836)
• 21. October: Hermann William Daendels, Netherlands general († 1818)
• 24. October: Johann William Tolberg, physician († 1831)
• 27. October: Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp, Netherlands statesman († 1834)
• 28. October: Karl Philipp Conz, German poet and writer († 1827)
• 29. October: André Chénier, French writer († 1794)
• 1. November: Spencer Perceval, British politician and prime minister († 1812)
• 20. November: Pierre André Latreille, French Entomologe († 1833)
• 26. December: Johann Gaudenz of Salis Seewis, Swiss poet († 1834)

• Feliks Janiewicz, polinischer composer and Violinist († 1848)

died

• 7. February: Jean Baptiste François Desmarets, marquis de Maillebois, French general and marshal of France (* 1682)
• 20. February: Tobias Mayer, German Kartograf, geo count, mathematician and astronomer (* 1723)
• 2. March: Johann Peter Ernst Rohrer, Building masters (* 1687)
• 4. March: Johannes Zick, Freskomaler of the baroque (* 1702)
• 18. March: Paul II. Anton prince Esterházy, imperial field marshal (* 1711)
• 21. March: Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, FrenchAstronomer (* 1713)
• 26. March: Johann Peter Ernst Rohrer, Baumeister (* 1687)
• 6. April: Hermann Werner von Bossart, Priester, Diplomat and cathedral gentleman in Cologne (* 1695)
• 19. May: Christoph II. of Dohna Schlodien, Prussian general (* 1702)
• 27. May: Alexander God-dear tree garden, German philosopher (* 1714)
• 13. June: Dorothea Christiane Erxleben, first attained a doctorate German lady doctor (* 1715)
• to 19. June: Johann Ernst Eberlin, GermanComposer and organist (* 1702)
• 22. June: Karl of Brandenburg, Mark count von Brandenburg Schwedt (* 1705)
• 26. June: Gottschedin, German authoress (* 1713)
• 13. July: Dorothea Christiane Erxleben, German lady doctor (* 1715)
• 13. July: James Bradley, English astronomer and minister (* 1692)
• 17. July: Peter III. (Russia), Russian Zar and statesman (* 1728)
• 27. July: Edmé Bouchardon, French sculptor and architect (* 1698)
• 30. July: Johann Valentin Görner, German baroque composer (* 1702)
• 21. August: Mary Wortley Montagu, English authoress (* 1689)
• 29. August: Stanisław Poniatowski, Polish politician in 17. and 18. Century (* 1676)
• 31. August: Momozono, 116. Emperor of Japan (* 1741)
• 17. September: Francesco Geminiani, Violinist, composer (* 1687)
• 20. September: Paul Troger, Austrian painter of the late baroque (* 1698)
• 26. December: Petrus fray to Theunissen, priest in the German medal (* 1713)

• George Anson: British naval officer and theoretician (* 1697)