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Born on Monday January 18, 1762
- Alice Airey, Shap, Westmorland, Cumbria, England
- Arnoldus de Vos, Woensdrecht († 1841)
- Aleida Janssen, Leuth, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cornelia van der Straeten, Oud en Nieuw-Gastel (Halderberge) (Noord-Brabant)
- Adriana Johanna Huijgen(s), Halsteren NBr NL († 1832)
- Adrianus van Breda, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Margarita Bongarts (Bongaerts), Obercruchten
- Adrianus Walterus Bruermijn, Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1829)
- Cornelia Straaten van, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Derckje Aartsen Beijer, Eemnes († 1766)
Died on Monday January 18, 1762
- Grietje Ariens Schoorl (70), Assendelft, Noord Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Wolff (62), Leimersheim, Germaersheim Dist, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Alexander Mart. Bawhuss (Bouwhuijsen Bouwhuyzen) (46), Woerden, NL
- Grietje Gijsberts van Leersum (2), Driebergen
- Amalia Auguste Maria Anna van Sulzbach (68), Sulzbach, Oberpalts, Beieren
- Elisabeth Van Winckel (55), Berlaar, België
- Barbara Gertrudis Werden (70), Nieuwenhagen, Nederland
- Hannah Belden (31), Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Carolus Adrianus DE VLEESSCHAUWER (69), Wichelen (Belgium)
- Anne RICHIR (0), Gilly (Charleroi), 6060, Hainaut, Wallonie, BELGIQUE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 18, 1762 at Delpher
Born on January 18
- 1689 » Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher († 1755)
- 1701 » Johann Jakob Moser, German jurist († 1785)
- 1743 » Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher († 1803)
- 1751 » Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer († 1831)
- 1752 » John Nash, English architect († 1835)
- 1764 » Samuel Whitbread, English politician († 1815)
- 1779 » Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian († 1869)
- 1782 » Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State († 1852)
- 1793 » Pratap Singh Bhosle, Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire († 1847)
- 1815 » Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar († 1874)
Died on January 18
- 1677 » Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch politician, founded Cape Town (b. 1619)
- 1756 » Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (b. 1682)
- 1783 » Jeanne Quinault, French actress and playwright (b. 1699)
- 1803 » Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (b. 1743)
- 1849 » Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752)
- 1862 » John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)
- 1873 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, poet, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1803)
- 1878 » Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1788)
- 1886 » Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819)
- 1892 » Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819)
Names that were popular for boys in 1762
- Jan
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Jacob
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Dirk
- Johann
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1762
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
- Antje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1762
- 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)
- 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 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
- May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
- June 6 » In the Seven Years' War, British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.
- July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
- September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
Weather January 18, 1762
The temperature on January 18, 1762 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: rijp.