About the day » Tuesday March 23, 1762Calender converter

• Henricus Schreurs, Straelen, Duitsland († 1784)
• Cornelis Luttik, Wormerveer († 1813)
• Arnoldus Verhoeven, Hilvarenbeek († 1797)
• Hannah Mendenhall, Bradford Twp, Chester Cnty, Pennsylvania, Colonial America († 1797)
• Aaltje van der Meijden de Jongh, Herwijnen († 1814)
• Engelbertus Ramsdam, Opbrakel († 1791)
• Denis SMETS, Heers (Vechmaal),3870,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1843)
• Haring Harts (1) van der Meer, ,, Suawoude, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1814)
• Franciscus Theodorus Hoedmakers, Obbicht,, Limburg, Nederland
• Cornelis Jansz Luttik, Wormer († 1813)

• Aletta Appelaer (51), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Emmanuel Moock (0), Kerksken
• Maria Joanna Grysperre, Lichtervelde,8810,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Alida Jacob Italiaander (34), Amsterdam
• Lucas Oninckx, Ginneke en Bavel
• lambert ralet (69), archennes
• Judoca SCHIETECATTE (49), Kluizen,9940,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Neeltje Cornelisdr. van Arkel (61), 's-Heerenhoek, Nederland
• Maria Joanna Gryspeert (38), Lichtervelde,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Eva Hendriks, Harderwijk

• 1699 » John Bartram, American botanist and explorer († 1777)
• 1732 » Princess Marie Adélaïde of France († 1800)
• 1749 » Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer († 1827)
• 1750 » Johannes Matthias Sperger, Austrian bassist and composer († 1812)
• 1754 » Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer († 1802)
• 1769 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general and diplomat († 1832)
• 1769 » William Smith, English geologist and cartographer († 1839)
• 1823 » Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States († 1885)
• 1826 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer († 1917)
• 1834 » Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer († 1858)

• 1675 » Anthoni van Noordt, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1619)
• 1680 » Nicolas Fouquet, French politician (b. 1615)
• 1742 » Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French historian and author (b. 1670)
• 1747 » Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French general (b. 1675)
• 1748 » Johann Gottfried Walther, German organist and composer (b. 1684)
• 1754 » Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian and critic (b. 1693)
• 1783 » Charles Carroll, English barrister and politician (b. 1723)
• 1792 » Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue (b. 1713)
• 1801 » Paul I, Russian emperor (b. 1754)
• 1842 » Stendhal, French novelist (b. 1783)

• 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 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 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
• September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.

The temperature on March 23, 1762 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken.