Notable Historical Events - 1762
1762 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 4 |
England declares war on Spain & Naples |
Jan 15 |
Fraunces Tavern opens in NYC |
Feb 2 |
Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London |
Feb 12 |
British fleet occupies Martinique |
Mar 10 |
French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform |
Mar 17 |
1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC |
Apr 5 |
British take Grenada, West Indies, from French |
May 5 |
Russia & Prussia sign peace treaty, Treaty of Saint Petersburg ending the Seven Years War |
May 22 |
Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty |
Jun 15 |
Austria uses 1st paper currency |
Jun 28 |
1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston) |
Jun 28 |
Russian tsarina Catharina II seizes power |
Jul 10 |
Roubiliac's monument for Handel unveiled at Westminster Abbey London |
Jul 17 |
Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III |
Aug 14 |
English fleet occupies Havana |
Aug 22 |
1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury |
Sep 15 |
Battle of Signal Hill. |
Oct 5 |
Opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna) |
Oct 6 |
British troops occupy Manila, Philippines |
Nov 3 |
Britain & Spain sign Treaty of Paris |
Nov 3 |
Spain acquires Louisiana |
Dec 9 |
British parliament accepts Treaty of Paris |
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