1762 in History – What happened in year 1762

In history, year 1762 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1762.

Top Historical Events of the Year 1762:

Date/Month	Event / Incidence / Incident
15 June	The paper currency started in Austria.
03 November	The Treaty of Paris was signed between Britain and Spain.
22 August	N. Franklin became the first female editor of the American newspaper Newport RI, Mercury.
23 August	The famous French poet and litterateur André Schnee was born.
04 January	Britain entered a seven-year war against Spain and Naples.
02 February	Thomas Arne's opera "ArtXerks" premiered in London.
17 March	The first St. Patrick's Day Parade was held in New York City.
05 April	The British seized Granada and the West Indies from France and captured them.
22 May	Sweden and Prussia signed the peace treaty.
15 June	Paper currency started in Austria.
17 July	Catherine II became the Empress of Russia after the assassination of Peter II.
14 August	The British captured the ferry community of Havana.
15 September	Battle of Signal Hill: British troops defeated the French.
06 October	British troops occupied Manila, Philippines.
03 November	Britain and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris.
09 December	The British Parliament accepted the Treaty of Paris.

Famous birthdays in the year 1762:

Date/Month	Name / Profession / Country
01 June	Edmund Ignatius Rice / Priest / Ireland
01 October	Anton Bernolák / Priest / Slovakia
01 November	Spencer Perceval / Politician / United Kingdom
04 April	Stephen Storace / Actor / United Kingdom
08 February	Gia Long / Emperor / Vietnam
10 April	Giovanni Aldini / Academic / Italy
15 October	Samuel Adams Holyoke / Educator / United States of America
16 October	Paul Hamilton / Politician / United States of America
19 May	Johann Gottlieb Fichte / Philosopher / Germany
20 July	Jakob Haibel / Tenor / Austria
20 January	Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny / Composer / France
21 October	Herman Willem Daendels / Lawyer / Netherlands
22 September	Elizabeth Simcoe / Author / United Kingdom
22 May	Henry Bathurst / Politician / United Kingdom
23 October	Samuel Morey / Engineer / United States of America
24 March	Marcos Portugal / Composer / Portugal
24 February	Charles Frederick Horn / Educator / United Kingdom
29 April	Jean-Baptiste Jourdan / Politician / France
30 October	André Chénier / Poet / France