What happened in 1762?
81 recorded events in 1762, including 31 in people, 21 in wars & conflicts and 12 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Catherine the Great becomes Empress
Catherine the Great seizes power, beginning a reign that expands and modernizes the Russian Empire.
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Wars & Conflicts 21
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Battle of Signal Hill
1762 battle
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Battle of Havana
1762 battle
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Battle of Burkersdorf
1762 battle
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Battle of Freiberg
Battle in 1762 in Germany
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Spanish–Portuguese War of 1762–1763
1762–1763 war between Spain and Portugal as part of the Seven Years' War
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Battle of Wilhelmsthal
1762 battle
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Battle of Manila
Battle in 1762 between Spain and Great Britain during the Seven Years' War
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Anglo-Spanish War
1762–1763 war between Britain and Spain as part of the Seven Years' War
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Battle of Lutterberg
Battle 1762
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Siege of Cassel
1762 siege
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Battle of Nauheim
1762 battle of the Seven Years' War
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Battle of Neukalen
1762 battle
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Battle of Valencia de Alcántara
1762 battle of the Seven Years' War
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Invasion of Martinique
British capture of the French colony of Martinique in January and February 1762 during the Seven Years' War
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Siege of Almeida
1762 during the Seven Years' War
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Battle of Vila Velha
1762 battle
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Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua
1762 Failed British attack against a fortress in Spanish Nicaragua
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Siege of Schweidnitz
1762 siege
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Battle of Marvão
1762 battle
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Battle of Alvito
1762 battle
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Battle of Oughela
1762 battle
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Fontainebleau
Act of cession of Louisiana by France to Spain, signed in 1762
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Treaty of Saint Petersburg
Peace treaty
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Treaty of Hamburg
Treaty that ended the Pomeranian War
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People 31
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Teimuraz II of Kakheti died
King of Kartli (1700–1762)
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Nicolas Louis de Lacaille died
French astronomer
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Mary Wortley Montagu died
Noblewoman; writer and poet from England, editor (1689-1762)
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George Anson, 1st Baron Anson died
British admiral (1697-1762)
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James Bradley died
English astronomer; Astronomer Royal
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Tobias Mayer died
German astronomer
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Anthony Henday died
English explorer
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Margaret Lloyd died
One of the original members of the Moravian congregation in London (1709 -1762)
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Francesco Geminiani died
Italian composer and violinist
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Thomas Frye died
Anglo-Irish artist (c.1710-1762)
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Jonas Erickson Sundahl died
German architect
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Jens Christian Spidberg died
Norwegian bishop, historian and natural scientist
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John Hore died
British engineer
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William Braikenridge died
Scottish cleric and mathematician
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Isidro de Espinosa died
Spanish missionary
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Jakob Adlung died
Organist
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Christoph Nichelmann died
German musician and composer
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Josep Pla died
Spanish composer
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Joseph Umstatt died
Austrian composer
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Charles Langlois died
French actor
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Sarah Thurmond died
English actress
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte born
Born in Rammenau. German philosopher (1762–1814).
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George IV of the United Kingdom born
Born in St James's Palace. King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830.
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André Chénier born
Born in Istanbul. French poet.
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Spencer Perceval born
Born in Mayfair. 19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom (1762–1812).
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Gia Long born
Born in Huế. Founder and 1st emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam (r. 1802-04).
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan born
Born in Limoges. Marshal of France (1762-1833).
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Thomas-Alexandre Dumas born
Born in Jérémie. French general (1762–1806).
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Jean-Étienne Championnet born
Born in Valence. French general (1762-1800).
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Juan O'Donojú born
Born in Seville. Spanish general and colonial governor (1762-1821).
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Bushrod Washington born
Born in Westmoreland County. U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1798 to 1829.
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Shag Rocks
Island group
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Black Rock
Rock in South Georgia, Antarctica
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Telšiai Cathedral
Cathedral in Telšiai, Lithuania
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St Peter cathedral
Church building in Senigallia, Italy
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synagogue in Humpolec
Church building in Humpolec, Czech Republic
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Economy & Trade 4
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Barings Bank
English merchant bank
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Möller Group
German automotive company
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De Vere Hotels
Hotels and leisure business
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Brewin Dolphin
British investment management firm
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1762 Arakan earthquake
Earthquake in Bangladesh and Myanmar
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Architecture & Engineering 12
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Saint-Louis en l'Île
Church located in Paris, in France
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Metropolitan Palace
Metropolitan Palace (Architecture & Engineering).
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Mostowski Palace
Palace in Warsaw
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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin
Church building in Astrakhan, Russia
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San Giovanni Nuovo
Church building in Venice, Italy
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Baroque Palace in Oradea
Romanian palace in Oradea
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Iglesia de San Félix
Church, Cultural Interest Asset
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Haukipudas Church
Church building in Oulu, Finland
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Church of Saint Anne
Church in Belém, Brazil
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Church of Virgin Mary of Sorrows (Pohorelá)
Roman Catholic parish church and church in Pohorelá village, Brezno district, Slovakia
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Misión San Francisco Borja
Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico
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St. Thomas's Church (old), Dublin
Church in Dublin, Ireland
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Empires & Countries 3
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Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti founded
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti was founded, with its capital at Tbilisi.
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Kingdom of Kartli dissolved
Kingdom of Kartli ceased to exist, having been centered at Tbilisi.
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Kingdom of Kakheti dissolved
Kingdom of Kakheti ceased to exist, having been centered at Gremi.
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