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Born on Sunday January 24, 1762
- Aart Reijersz Goedhart, Stolwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1845)
- Albert van het Landhuis, Almelo
- Aaltje, Nijkerk
- Adriana Montfoort, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Arieszn. in't Veld († 1763)
- Aart Reijers Goedhart, Stolwijk († 1845)
- Adriana Montfoort, Schiedam
- Albert Van Het Landhuis
- Aart Goedhart, Stolwijk († 1845)
- Amandus Antonius PYCK, Elverdinge,8906,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie († 1838)
Died on Sunday January 24, 1762
- Marie-Marguerite Bélanger (61), L'Ancienne-Lorette, Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec, Québec, Canada
- Menke Pieters, Delfzijl
- Jacobus Cosijns, Bokhoven
- Geertruida van Noordt, Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Marie Marguérite Bélanger (61), L'Ancienne-Lorette, Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec, Québec, Canada
- Marie Madeleine PERONNET (66), Erloy, 02284, Aisne, Picardie, France
- Maria Pieters Gijp van der (3)
- Albert Semeling (47), Dinxperlo
- Hendrika van Delden (0), Loenen
- Joanna clara Vanhooren (79), Kortemark,, West-Vlaanderen, België
Born on January 24
- 1732 » Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier († 1799)
- 1739 » Jean Nicolas Houchard, French General of the French Revolution († 1793)
- 1746 » Gustav III of Sweden († 1792)
- 1749 » Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs († 1806)
- 1754 » Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor († 1820)
- 1761 » Louis Klein, French general († 1845)
- 1763 » Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Ukrainian general and politician († 1831)
- 1776 » E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist, author, and composer († 1822)
- 1787 » Christian Ludwig Brehm, German pastor and ornithologist († 1864)
- 1804 » Delphine de Girardin, French author († 1855)
Died on January 24
- 1595 » Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529)
- 1626 » Samuel Argall, English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1572)
- 1639 » Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss pastor and politician (b. 1596)
- 1666 » Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (b. 1588)
- 1709 » George Rooke, English admiral and politician (b. 1650)
- 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
- 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
- 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
- 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
- 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
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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.
- 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.
Weather January 24, 1762
The temperature on January 24, 1762 was about -2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: mistig.