March 28 » The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
September 20 » The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
November 4 » The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
December 24 » The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.
Day of death August 18, 1762
The temperature on August 18, 1762 was about 16.0 °C. There was 70 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
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.
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.
Day of burial August 20, 1762
The temperature on August 20, 1762 was about 15.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
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