About the day » Friday February 5, 1762Calender converter

• Arnold Jacoby, Neerwinden († 1762)
• Bartholomeüs Heemskerk-RK, Noordwijkerhout († 1807)
• Anna (Maria) Haenskorf, Zevenbergen († 1827)
• Anna Maria Haanskorf, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1827)
• Catharina Carolina Makater, Mechelen, Sint-Katelijne, 2800, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1785)
• "Henrici" Hendricus Hendrik Hendricus, Esch, NL († 1836)
• Bartholomeus Leendertsz. Heemskerk, Noordwijkerhout († 1807)
• Abigail Gates
• Antje Jansd Zwier, Sonnega, weststellingwerf.fr.nld
• Bastiaan Aartsz LANGERMAN, Zuid-Beijerland

• Andreas van Lievenoogen, Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Georg Born (62), Wingeshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Cornelis Theunis Kruithof (68), Mijnsheerenland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agatha Johanna van der Graaff (90), Woudrichem,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alexandre Bernier (10), Cap St Ignace, Quebec, Canada
• Marie POULET (60), Tramolé,38300,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
• Cornelis Teunisz Kruithof (68), Mijnsheerenland, Nederland
• Cornelis Teunisz Kruijthoff (68), Mijnsheerenland, Binnenmas, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Mary Avery Denison Palmer (81), North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut at age 82
• Maatje Wisse (49), Westkapelle

• 1703 » Gilbert Tennent, Irish-American minister († 1764)
• 1723 » John Witherspoon, Scottish-American minister and academic († 1794)
• 1725 » James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1783)
• 1748 » Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer and conductor († 1798)
• 1788 » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1850)
• 1795 » Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist († 1871)
• 1804 » Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet and hymn-writer († 1877)
• 1808 » Carl Spitzweg, German painter and poet († 1885)
• 1810 » Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer († 1880)
• 1827 » Peter Lalor, Irish-Australian activist and politician († 1889)

• 1661 » Shunzhi, Chinese emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b. 1638)
• 1705 » Philipp Spener, German theologian and author (b. 1635)
• 1751 » Henri François d'Aguesseau, French jurist and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
• 1754 » Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch astronomer and cartographer (b. 1678)
• 1766 » Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
• 1775 » Eusebius Amort, German theologian and academic (b. 1692)
• 1790 » William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)
• 1807 » Pasquale Paoli, Corsican commander and politician (b. 1725)
• 1818 » Charles XIII, king of Sweden (b. 1748)
• 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)

• 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)
• May 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
• May 22 » Trevi Fountain is officially completed and inaugurated in Rome.
• 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.
• September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company

The temperature on February 5, 1762 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken.