About the day » Friday August 20, 1762Calender converter

• Aalbert Fransen, Renswoude
• ANNA - MARIA KELLER, Siegen, Arnsberg, Rhénanie Nord-Westphalie, Allemagne († 1808)
• Arent Smeenk, Warnsveld
• Antonia Cornelii Beenhackers, Teteringen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1853)
• Cornelia LIPJES, Dordrecht
• Albert Davelaar, Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland († 1824)
• Aalbert van Davelaar
• Cornelia Lipjes, Dordrecht († 1844)
• Antonia Corneli Cornelii (Antonetta) Beenhackers, Teteringen († 1853)
• Albert van Davelaar († 1824)

• Anna Louisa Schmicks (63)
• Johann Philip Kausch (34), Berlijn, Brandenburg, Duitsland
• Joanna Maria Timmermans (48), Burcht
• Joanna Geertrudis (Anna Geertruij, Johanna) Eijckholt (van Eekhout, van Eekholt, Eckholt, Eekhoud) (38), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Gerrit Visscher (24), Rotterdam, Westerkerkhof
• Anna Françoise Christiansen (53), Nieuwpoort
• Jacoba Harpersdr. Tromp (85), Bois-Le-Duc, Nederland
• Anne Jeanne Moreau (28), Herve (B)
• Engel Elisabeth Pluns (39), Münder
• Catherine Joseph Boitteau (5), Troisvilles (F)

• 1710 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic († 1761)
• 1719 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator († 1783)
• 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
• 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
• 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
• 1789 » Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia († 1833)
• 1799 » James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar († 1840)
• 1833 » Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States († 1901)
• 1845 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers († 1916)
• 1847 » Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer († 1889)

• 1672 » Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
• 1672 » Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)
• 1680 » William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)
• 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
• 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
• 1773 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
• 1785 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
• 1823 » Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
• 1825 » William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
• 1835 » Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)

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 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
• May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
• 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.
• October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.

The temperature on August 20, 1762 was about 15.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.