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 |
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| 01 June | Edmund Ignatius Rice / Priest / Ireland |
| 01 November | Spencer Perceval / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 01 October | Anton Bernolák / Priest / Slovakia |
| 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 May | Henry Bathurst / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 22 September | Elizabeth Simcoe / Author / 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 |