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April 17, 1762Died on Sunday April 18, 1762
- Jan Kerkwijk, Ruurlo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Godefridus DOGGE (12)
- Elizabeth Fletcher (98), Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Joannes Vergauwen, Bornem, 2880, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Anna Mebben (77), Wesuwe, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Hendrica Willemina Bock (30), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Jakob Benner (1), Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Anna Mebben (77)
- Jacobus De Voldere (58), Dentergem, België
- Gerardus Zanders, Holtum, Born, Limburg, Nederland
Born on April 18
- 1740 » Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician († 1810)
- 1759 » Jacques Widerkehr, French cellist and composer († 1823)
- 1771 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg († 1820)
- 1772 » David Ricardo, British economist and politician († 1823)
- 1794 » William Debenham, English founder of Debenhams († 1863)
- 1797 » Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France († 1877)
- 1813 » James McCune Smith, African-American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author († 1865)
- 1819 » Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuban lawyer and activist († 1874)
- 1819 » Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor († 1895)
- 1838 » Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French chemist and academic († 1912)
Died on April 18
- 1674 » John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (b. 1620)
- 1689 » George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Welsh judge and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1648)
- 1732 » Louis Feuillée, French astronomer, geographer, and botanist (b. 1660)
- 1742 » Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician (b. 1664)
- 1763 » Marie-Josephte Corriveau, Canadian murderer (b. 1733)
- 1794 » Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)
- 1796 » Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1732)
- 1802 » Erasmus Darwin, English physician and botanist (b. 1731)
- 1832 » Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet, French painter (b. 1761)
- 1859 » Tatya Tope, Indian general (b. 1814)
Names that were popular for boys in 1762
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1762
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Adriana
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 » 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.
- July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
- September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
The weather on Sunday April 18, 1762
The temperature on April 18, 1762 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI