What happened in 1762?

Catherine the Great becomes Empress

Major Events · Saint Petersburg, Russia

Catherine the Great seizes power, beginning a reign that expands and modernizes the Russian Empire.

Battle of Signal Hill

Wars & Conflicts · St. John's

1762 battle

Battle of Havana

Wars & Conflicts · Havana

1762 battle

Battle of Burkersdorf

Wars & Conflicts · Burkatów

1762 battle

Battle of Freiberg

Wars & Conflicts · Freiberg

Battle in 1762 in Germany

Spanish–Portuguese War of 1762–1763

Wars & Conflicts · Iberian Peninsula

1762–1763 war between Spain and Portugal as part of the Seven Years' War

Battle of Wilhelmsthal

Wars & Conflicts · Calden

1762 battle

Battle of Manila

Wars & Conflicts · Manila

Battle in 1762 between Spain and Great Britain during the Seven Years' War

Anglo-Spanish War

Wars & Conflicts · Mosquitia

1762–1763 war between Britain and Spain as part of the Seven Years' War

Battle of Lutterberg

Wars & Conflicts · Staufenberg

Battle 1762

Siege of Cassel

Wars & Conflicts · Kassel

1762 siege

Battle of Nauheim

Wars & Conflicts · Nauheim

1762 battle of the Seven Years' War

Battle of Neukalen

Wars & Conflicts · Neukalen

1762 battle

Battle of Valencia de Alcántara

Wars & Conflicts · Valencia de Alcántara

1762 battle of the Seven Years' War

Invasion of Martinique

Wars & Conflicts · Martinique

British capture of the French colony of Martinique in January and February 1762 during the Seven Years' War

Siege of Almeida

Wars & Conflicts · Almeida

1762 during the Seven Years' War

Battle of Vila Velha

Wars & Conflicts · Vila Velha de Ródão

1762 battle

Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua

Wars & Conflicts · Río San Juan

1762 Failed British attack against a fortress in Spanish Nicaragua

Siege of Schweidnitz

Wars & Conflicts · Świdnica

1762 siege

Battle of Marvão

Wars & Conflicts · Marvão

1762 battle

Battle of Alvito

Wars & Conflicts · Freguesia de Alvito da Beira

1762 battle

Battle of Oughela

Wars & Conflicts · Ouguela

1762 battle

Action of 30 October 1762

Wars & Conflicts · San Bernardino Strait

1762 naval battle

Action of 31 May 1762

Wars & Conflicts · Cádiz

1762 naval battle

Akhnoor Fort

Wars & Conflicts

historic site in Jammu and Kashmir, India

First Cevallos expedition

Wars & Conflicts · Colonia del Sacramento

1762–1763 military campaign

British occupation of Manila

Wars & Conflicts · Manila

Take of the Philippine city by the British between 1762 and 1764

Treaty of Fontainebleau

Politics & Government

Act of cession of Louisiana by France to Spain, signed in 1762

Treaty of Saint Petersburg

Politics & Government

Peace treaty

Treaty of Hamburg

Politics & Government

Treaty that ended the Pomeranian War

Teimuraz II of Kakheti died

People · Saint Petersburg

King of Kartli (1700–1762)

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille died

People · Paris

French astronomer

Mary Wortley Montagu died

People · Westminster

Noblewoman; writer and poet from England, editor (1689-1762)

George Anson, 1st Baron Anson died

People · Moor Park

British admiral (1697-1762)

James Bradley died

People · Chalford

English astronomer; Astronomer Royal

Tobias Mayer died

People · Göttingen

German astronomer

Anthony Henday died

People

English explorer

Margaret Lloyd died

People · Leeds

One of the original members of the Moravian congregation in London (1709 -1762)

Francesco Geminiani died

People · Dublin

Italian composer and violinist

Thomas Frye died

People · London

Anglo-Irish artist (c.1710-1762)

Jonas Erickson Sundahl died

People · Zweibrücken

German architect

Jens Christian Spidberg died

People · Skiptvet Municipality

Norwegian bishop, historian and natural scientist

John Hore died

People · Thatcham

British engineer

William Braikenridge died

People · London

Scottish cleric and mathematician

Isidro de Espinosa died

People · Querétaro

Spanish missionary

Jakob Adlung died

People · Erfurt

Organist

Christoph Nichelmann died

People · Berlin

German musician and composer

Josep Pla died

People · Stuttgart

Spanish composer

Joseph Umstatt died

People · Bamberg

Austrian composer

Charles Langlois died

People · Sweden

French actor

Sarah Thurmond died

People · Epsom

English actress

Johann Gottlieb Fichte born

People · Rammenau

Born in Rammenau. German philosopher (1762–1814).

George IV of the United Kingdom born

People · St James's Palace

Born in St James's Palace. King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830.

André Chénier born

People · Istanbul

Born in Istanbul. French poet.

Spencer Perceval born

People · Mayfair

Born in Mayfair. 19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom (1762–1812).

Gia Long born

People · Huế

Born in Huế. Founder and 1st emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam (r. 1802-04).

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan born

People · Limoges

Born in Limoges. Marshal of France (1762-1833).

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas born

People · Jérémie

Born in Jérémie. French general (1762–1806).

Jean-Étienne Championnet born

People · Valence

Born in Valence. French general (1762-1800).

Juan O'Donojú born

People · Seville

Born in Seville. Spanish general and colonial governor (1762-1821).

Bushrod Washington born

People · Westmoreland County

Born in Westmoreland County. U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1798 to 1829.

Peter III of Russia died

People · Ropsha

Died in Ropsha. The seventh Emperor of Russia (1762).

Elizabeth I of Russia died

People · Saint Petersburg

Died in Saint Petersburg. Sixth Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762 (lived 1709-1762).

Momozono died

People · Kyoto

Died in Kyoto. Emperor of Japan.

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Science & Technology · Q1792391

Art school in Düsseldorf, Germany

Shag Rocks

Exploration & Discovery

Island group

Black Rock

Exploration & Discovery

Rock in South Georgia, Antarctica

Stoughtonham Furnace Site

Exploration & Discovery

archaeological site in Massachusetts, United States of America

Ingles Bottom Archeological Sites

Exploration & Discovery

archaeological sites in Virginia, United States

Telšiai Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Telšiai, Lithuania

St Peter cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Senigallia, Italy

synagogue in Humpolec

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Humpolec, Czech Republic

St Clement's Church, Moscow

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Moscow, Russia

Rokitno Sanctuary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Rokitno, Międzyrzecz County, Poland

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

Religion & Belief Systems

Minor basilica and cultural heritage site in San Vicente, El Salvador

Coming Street Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Santissima Trinità

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Selva, Italy

Saint Michael Archangel church in Świątkowa Mała

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Świątkowa Mała, Poland

Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Dolní Pěna

Svyato-Nikolsky Monastery, Saratov Oblast, Russia

Religion & Belief Systems

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe pijlerkapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Nieuwenhove

Chapel in Nieuwenhove, Geraardsbergen, Belgium

Mission San Lorenzo de Santa Cruz

Religion & Belief Systems

Mission in Real County, Texas, United States

San Rocco

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Trofarello, Italy

Marienkapelle

Religion & Belief Systems · Hagmoos

Chapel in Hagmoos, Germany

Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Barings Bank

Economy & Trade · London

English merchant bank

Möller Group

Economy & Trade · Bielefeld

German automotive company

De Vere Hotels

Economy & Trade · London

Hotels and leisure business

Brewin Dolphin

Economy & Trade · London

British investment management firm

1762 Arakan earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Bangladesh and Myanmar

Saint-Louis en l'Île

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Paris, in France

Metropolitan Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Mostowski Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Warsaw

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin

Architecture & Engineering · Astrakhan

Church building in Astrakhan, Russia

San Giovanni Nuovo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Venice, Italy

Baroque Palace in Oradea

Architecture & Engineering · Oradea

Romanian palace in Oradea

Iglesia de San Félix

Architecture & Engineering · El Pino

Church, Cultural Interest Asset

Haukipudas Church

Architecture & Engineering · Haukipudas parish village

Church building in Oulu, Finland

Church of Saint Anne

Architecture & Engineering · Campina

Church in Belém, Brazil

Church of Virgin Mary of Sorrows (Pohorelá)

Architecture & Engineering

Roman Catholic parish church and church in Pohorelá village, Brezno district, Slovakia

Misión San Francisco Borja

Architecture & Engineering

Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico

St. Thomas's Church (old), Dublin

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Dublin, Ireland

San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress

Architecture & Engineering

Spanish colonial fort in Havana, Cuba

Great Pagoda

Architecture & Engineering

Pagoda in Kew Gardens, London, England, UK

Fort of Cresmina

Architecture & Engineering · Freguesia de Cascais

Building in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal

Church of Saint Nicholas in Zvonary

Architecture & Engineering

Eastern Orthodox church building in Meshchansky District, Russia

Church of the Dormition at the Kremlin (Tula, Russia)

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Chinese Palace of Russia

Architecture & Engineering

Palace of the Emperors of Russia

Saint Nikita Church, Vladimir

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vladimir, Russia

Muhos Church

Architecture & Engineering · Muhos parish village

Church building in Muhos, Finland

Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti founded

Empires & Countries · Tbilisi

Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti was founded, with its capital at Tbilisi.

Kingdom of Kartli dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tbilisi

Kingdom of Kartli ceased to exist, having been centered at Tbilisi.

Kingdom of Kakheti dissolved

Empires & Countries · Gremi

Kingdom of Kakheti ceased to exist, having been centered at Gremi.