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March 3, 1762Born on Thursday March 4, 1762
- Antonius Hagedoorn, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Berend Schopman, Lutte(Losser) († 1822)
- Cornelius Pauwels, Oevel, Antwerpen, BelgiÁe
- Boudewijn Boudewijnse Grootjans, Arnemuiden, Zeeland, Nederland († 1809)
- Cornelius Jansen, Rucphen († 1839)
- Anneke van de Hintel, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna, Maria Merckx, Moorsel († 1827)
- Adélaïde Françoise Léontine de Béthune
- Amalie v.SA-Meiningen, Frankfurt/M († 1798)
- Antonius Vromans, Weelde, Antwerpen, België († 1825)
Died on Thursday March 4, 1762
- Adriaantje Gerritsd Vonk (78), Goudriaan, zh.nld
- Anna Maria van Geldrop (78), Helmond
- Adrianus van Kerckhoven (33), Bornem, Antwerpen, België
- anne RIDOVET (75), ars sur ré 17
- Anna Teunis de Zeeuw, 's-Gravendeel
- Alexandre Louis de la Rochefoucauld (71)
- Aletta Heijdert, Amsterdam
- Ariaantje Gerritsdr Vonk (78), Goudriaan
- Adrianus Van Kerckhoven (33), Bornem
- Alexander Lodewijk Hertog van La Rochefoucauld (71), Parijs
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 4, 1762 at Delpher
Born on March 4
- 1745 » Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general († 1779)
- 1745 » Charles Dibdin, English actor, playwright, and composer († 1814)
- 1756 » Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter and educator († 1823)
- 1760 » Hugh Ronalds, British nurseryman who cultivated and documented 300 varieties of apples († 1833)
- 1760 » William Payne, English painter († 1830)
- 1769 » Muhammad Ali, Ottoman military leader and pasha († 1849)
- 1770 » Joseph Jacotot, French philosopher and academic († 1840)
- 1778 » Robert Emmet, Irish commander († 1803)
- 1781 » Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist († 1869)
- 1782 » Johann Rudolf Wyss, Swiss philosopher, author, and academic († 1830)
Died on March 4
- 1710 » Louis III, duke of Bourbon (b. 1668)
- 1733 » Claude de Forbin, French admiral and politician (b. 1656)
- 1744 » John Anstis, English historian and politician (b. 1669)
- 1762 » Johannes Zick, German painter (b. 1702)
- 1793 » Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (b. 1725)
- 1795 » John Collins, American politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1717)
- 1805 » Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (b. 1725)
- 1807 » Abraham Baldwin, American minister, lawyer, and politician (b. 1754)
- 1811 » Mariano Moreno, Argentinian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1778)
- 1832 » Jean-François Champollion, French philologist and scholar (b. 1790)
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)
- January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
- May 22 » Trevi Fountain is officially completed and inaugurated in Rome.
- 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 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
- October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
Weather March 4, 1762
The temperature on March 4, 1762 was about 2.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest by west. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken.