1762
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1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).
Events
Jean-Jacques Rousseau first publishes The Social Contract (Du Contrat Social).
Neolin begins to preach.
January 4 - Britain declares war on Spain and Naples
January 5 - Death of the Elisabeth of Russia|Empress Elisabeth of Russia, who is succeeded by her nephew Peter III of Russia|Peter III. Peter, an admirer of Frederick the Great, immediately opens peace negotiations with the Prussians
May 15 - The Treaty of Saint Petersburg ends the war between Russia and Prussia.
May 22 - The Treaty of Hamburg takes Sweden out of the war against Prussia.
June 24 - Battle of Wilhelmstal. The Anglo-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats the French forces in Westphalia. The British commander John Manners, Marquess of Granby|Lord Granby distinguishes himself.
July 9 - Catherine II of Russia|Catherine II becomes empress of Russia upon the deposition of her husband Peter III. The incipient Russo-Prussian alliance falls apart, but Russia does not rejoin the war.
July 21 - Battle of Burkersdorf. In his last major battle, Frederick defeats Marshal Daun in Silesia.
August 10 - British forces seize Havana.
Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan|Empress Go-Sakuramachi ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Emperor Momozono of Japan|Emperor Momozono
October 5 - The British take Manila.
October 29. Battle of Freiberg - Prince Henry of Prussia, Frederick's brother, defeats the Austrian army of Marshal Serbelloni.
British East India Company seizes the port city of Manila, Philippines from the Spaniards.
Ongoing events
French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
Births
April 29 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshal (d. 1833)
May 19 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1814)
August 12 - King George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)
September 11 - Joanna Baillie, Scottish writer (d. 1851)
October 23 - Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)
October 30 - André Chénier, French writer (d. 1794)
November 1 - Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)
Deaths
January 5 - Elizabeth of Russia (b. 1709)
January 11 - Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)
January 13 - Leonhard Trautsch, German composer (b. 1694)
February 11 - Johann Tobias Krebs, German composer (b. 1690)
February 12 - Laurent Belissen, French composer (b. 1693)
February 20 - Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)
March 21 - Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)
May 26 - Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (b. 1714)
June 17 - Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (b. 1674)
June 19 - Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (b. 1702)
July 13 - James Bradley, English Astronomer Royal (b. 1693)
July 28 - George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician (b. 1691)
August 21 - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (b. 1689)
September 17 - Francesco Geminiani, Italian composer (b. 1687)
October 6 - Francesco Manfredini, Italian composer (b. 1684)
Emperor Momozono of Japan (b. 1741)
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