About the day » Friday July 23, 1762Calender converter

• Henri Joseph Fabry, Oleye, Liège
• Gijsbertus SNEL, Oudewater, 5506, Utrecht, Nederland († 1808)
• Elisabeth van der Nat, Leiden, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1830)
• Hillegond Jacobs VERDONK, Zaandijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1762)
• Cornelis Blok, Middelburg († 1813)
• Hubertus Jansen, Velp,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Beatrix Felicité HAMELARS, TONGEREN, Limburg, Belgique
• Barbara Vansichen, Eigenbilzen († 1842)
• Elizabeth van der Nat, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1830)
• Charlotte Joseph LUTHUN, Ennetières-en-Weppes, 59196, Nord, Nord, France († 1762)

• Rebecca Prescott (43), Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Barbe-Charlotte Séguin (62), Pointe Claire
• Mary TURNER
• Neeltje van Beelen (0), Noordwijk
• Marie Madeleine Delobau (77), Sint-Eloois-Winkel, WVL, B
• Gerrit Ariens van der GOES (64), Bergschenhoek
• meeuwis pieters van ROTTERDAM (42), nieuw beijerland
• Cornelia Schilperoot, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Johannes Jan KORTHOUT (46), Valkenswaard, 4301, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adam WAMPOLE (38), Chester, Pennsylvania County, Verenigde Staten

• 1705 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author († 1752)
• 1713 » Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue († 1792)
• 1773 » Thomas Brisbane, Scottish general and politician, 6th Governor of New South Wales († 1860)
• 1775 » Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician († 1812)
• 1777 » Philipp Otto Runge, German painter and illustrator († 1810)
• 1796 » Franz Berwald, Swedish surgeon and composer († 1868)
• 1802 » Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and president (1853) († 1853)
• 1823 » Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop and missionary († 1894)
• 1838 » Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor († 1910)
• 1851 » Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter († 1909)

• 1692 » Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613)
• 1727 » Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1661)
• 1757 » Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (b. 1685)
• 1773 » George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693)
• 1781 » John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor and politician (b. 1724)
• 1793 » Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
• 1833 » Anselmo de la Cruz, Chilean politician, Chilean Minister of Finance (b. 1777)
• 1853 » Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)
• 1875 » Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)
• 1878 » Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Pieter
4. Joannes
5. Cornelis
6. Hendrik
7. Jacob
8. Willem
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. John
14. Dirk
15. Johann
16. Henricus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Joanna
6. Cornelia
7. Elisabeth
8. Catharina
9. Trijntje
10. Grietje
11. Elizabeth
12. Neeltje
13. Aaltje
14. Adriana
15. Jannetje
16. Antje

• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
• 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.
• June 24 » Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
• July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
• July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.

The temperature on July 23, 1762 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.