1762

Decades: 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s

Years: 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 - 1762 - 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767

Events

• Neolin begins to preach.
• January 4 - England declares war on Spain & Naples
• July 17 - Catherine II becomes empress of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia.
• Empress Go-Sakuramachi ascends to the throne of Japan

Ongoing events

• French and Indian War (1754-1763)
• Seven Years' War (1756-1763)

Year in topic

• 1762 in literature
• 1762 in science

Births

• May 19 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher (+ 1814)
• August 12 - King George IV of the United Kingdom
• September 11 - Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet, dramatist (+ 1851)
• October 23 - Samuel Morey, American inventor

Deaths

• February 11 - Johann Tobias Krebs, composer.
• Elizabeth of Russia
• Emperor Momozono of Japan

Monarchs/Presidents

• China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796)
• Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)
• Saxony - Frederick Augustus II Elector of Saxony (from 1733 to 1763) (also King of Poland)
• Sweden - Adolf Frederick of Sweden King of Sweden (reigned from 1751 to 1771)

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