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1762 was a
common year starting on Friday
(see link for calendar).
Contents
1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
Neolin
begins to preach.
January 4
- Britain declares war on Spain & Naples
July 17
-
Catherine II
becomes empress of Russia upon the murder of
Peter III of Russia
.
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
ascends to the throne of
Japan
British East India Company
seizes the port city of
Manila
,
Philippines
from the
Spaniards
.
Ongoing events
French and Indian War
(
1754
-
1763
)
Seven Years' War
(
1756
-
1763
)
Births
May 19
-
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
, philosopher (d.
1814
)
August 12
- King
George IV of the United Kingdom
September 11
-
Joanna Baillie
, Scottish poet, dramatist (d.
1851
)
October 23
-
Samuel Morey
, American inventor
November 1
-
Spencer Perceval
, British Prime Minister (d.
1812
)
Deaths
January 5
-
Elizabeth of Russia
February 11
-
Johann Tobias Krebs
,
composer
October 6
-
Francesco Manfredini
, Italian baroque composer (b.
1684
)
Emperor Momozono of Japan
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