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Born on Tuesday October 19, 1762
- Cornelius Trommelen, Oosterhout
- Dirk Mol, Onderdijk († 1824)
- beatrix janssen, sevenum
- Dorothea Tielen, Sevenum,Li.NL († 1817)
- Ariaan Dirks Klaver, Oostzaandam († 1808)
- Aaltje Jansdr Knol, Follega, Lemsterland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1788)
- Cornelius van de Laar (Laer), Leveroij († 1781)
- Dorothea Tielen, Sevenum († 1817)
- Edouard Morand WOLF, Tagolsheim, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Anna Gertrudis Elsbergen van Wylich, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
Died on Tuesday October 19, 1762
- Dionisius Hamers (64), Tilburg
- Dionysius (Denis Peter) Hamers (64), Tilburg
- Christiaan Exardus Vieira (27), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Kornelia L. Meulmeester (27), Arnemuiden, Zeeland, Nederland
- Abigail Alden (40), Mendham, Morris, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Jakob Klein (67), Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg
- Johann Georg Wörwag (37), Ludwigsburg
- Maria Adami SCHELLEKENS (81)
- Anonyme CHOQUET (0), St Denis sur Richelieu. Quebec, Canada
- Helena Breda, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 19, 1762 at Delpher
Born on October 19
- 1680 » John Abernethy, Irish minister († 1740)
- 1688 » William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist († 1752)
- 1718 » Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War († 1804)
- 1720 » John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist († 1772)
- 1721 » Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist and sinologist († 1800)
- 1784 » Leigh Hunt, English poet and critic († 1859)
- 1789 » Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher († 1853)
- 1810 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia († 1903)
- 1814 » Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter († 1878)
- 1826 » Ralph Tollemache, English priest († 1895)
Died on October 19
- 1678 » Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (b. 1627)
- 1682 » Thomas Browne, English physician and author (b. 1605)
- 1723 » Godfrey Kneller, German-English painter (b. 1646)
- 1745 » Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (b. 1667)
- 1772 » Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (b. 1703)
- 1790 » Lyman Hall, American physician and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (b. 1724)
- 1796 » Michel de Beaupuy, French general (b. 1755)
- 1813 » Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (b. 1763)
- 1815 » Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (b. 1755)
- 1842 » Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet and author (b. 1808)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1762
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 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.
- September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
Weather October 19, 1762
The temperature on October 19, 1762 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken.