January 22 » The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in 1688.
February 12 » The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
April 11 » William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.
August 5 » Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
August 27 » The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
Day of death March 26, 1762
The temperature on March 26, 1762 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest by west. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
March 10 » French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been 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.
May 22 » Trevi Fountain is officially completed and inaugurated in Rome.
June 6 » In the Seven Years' War, British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.
September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
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