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• Berthile Demalte, Mal, Tongeren, België († 1850)
• Aldert van Duijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1772)
• halling thijsz. scheijgront (geboren Scheijgrond), Heenvliet, Bernisse, South Holland, Netherlands († 1827)
• Cornelia Gijsbrechts van ACHTMAEL, Essen Belgie
• Albert Hindriks, Wildervank
• Anna Maria Evers, Brandenhusen (Poel), Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ksp. Kirchdorf/Insel Poel († 1843)
• Bette Satterlee, Stonington, New London County, CT († 1852)
• Hannah Maris, Rowan County, North Carolina († 1856)
• Apolonia Jansdr van den Hoek, Ter Aar (Langeraar)
• Halling Thijsz SCHEIJGROND, Heenvliet

• Berbel van Erp (64), St. Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Eleonore Friederike von Solms-Assenheim (58)
• Arij Ommering (48), Vlaardingen
• Arij Van Spronsen (71), Loosduinen
• Catharina Lindemans (72), Munstergeleen, Limburg, Nederland
• Adolph Friedrich Schmidt (0), Kleef, Duitsland
• Agnes Bolling Kennon (61), Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Amy Hatch (74), Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
• Barbara Judoci van Erp (64), Sint Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant
• adriaan de groot, oude tonge (goeree overflakkee)

• 1762 » Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish priest and missionary, founded the Irish Christian Brothers († 1844)
• 1765 » Christiane Vulpius, mistress and wife of Johann Wolfgang Goethe († 1816)
• 1770 » Friedrich Laun, German author († 1849)
• 1790 » Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright († 1836)
• 1796 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer († 1832)
• 1800 » Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales († 1879)
• 1801 » Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1877)
• 1804 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer († 1857)
• 1808 » Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales († 1881)
• 1815 » Otto of Greece († 1862)

• 1710 » David Mitchell, Scottish admiral and politician (b. 1642)
• 1740 » Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657)
• 1769 » Edward Holyoke, American pastor and academic (b. 1689)
• 1773 » Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (b. 1708)
• 1795 » Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (b. 1744)
• 1815 » Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1753)
• 1823 » Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1770)
• 1826 » J. F. Oberlin, French pastor and philanthropist (b. 1740)
• 1830 » Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (b. 1781)
• 1833 » Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1760)

• 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 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.
• October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.

The temperature on June 1, 1762 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.