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4 January – Britain declares war on Spain and Naples. [2] February – 12 sperm whales strand on the east coast of England. [3] 10 March – Seven Years' War – Britain captures Grenada from France. [4] 20 March – debut performance of David Garrick's The Farmer's Return from London at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. [5] [6]
1762 – Stephen Storace, ... 1947 – Eliseo Soriano, Filipino minister and television host (d. 2021) ... Historical Events on April 4
1762 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1762nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 762nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1762, the ...
The Battle of Signal Hill was fought on September 15, 1762, and was the last battle of the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War.A British force under Lieutenant Colonel William Amherst recaptured St. John's, [1] [non-primary source needed] which the French had seized earlier that year in a surprise attack.
1762 – Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist (d. 1842) [31] 1775 – André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1836) 1781 – Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (d. 1848) 1783 – Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860) [32]
March 4 in recent years ... (d. 2021) 1947 – David Franzoni, American screenwriter and film producer; ... Historical Events on March 4 Archived 2020-06-18 at the ...
Events [ edit ] November 3 – According to the preliminaries of peace, signed at Fontainebleau , England is to have, with certain West Indies , Florida , Louisiana , to the Mississippi River (without New Orleans ), Canada, Acadia , Cape Breton Island and its dependencies, and the fisheries, subject to certain French interests.
Each season consisted of 12 to 14 one-hour episodes that focused on historical events or subjects considered to be mysterious by the general public. Episodes typically begin with Kent giving a broad overview of the subject followed by what is commonly accepted as explanation.