1762

Year 1762 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 11-day slower ).

January - June

 * - Britain declares war on and.
 * - Death of the of, who is succeeded by her nephew . Peter, an admirer of , immediately opens peace negotiations with the ns.
 * - The ends the war between  and.
 * - The takes  out of the war against Prussia.
 * - The is fought. The Anglo-Hanoverian army of  defeats the French forces in Westphalia. The British commander  distinguishes himself.

July - December

 * - becomes empress of Russia upon the deposition of her husband Peter III. The incipient Russo-Prussian alliance falls apart, but Russia does not rejoin the war.
 * - . In his last major battle, Frederick defeats Marshal Daun in.
 * - seizes the port city of,  from the.
 * - is fought.
 * - The British take and make it an Open Port.
 * . -, Frederick's brother, defeats the n army of Marshal Serbelloni.

Undated

 * first publishes The Social Contract (Du Contrat Social).
 * orders the construction of the, in the park of the , for his mistress.
 * begins to preach.
 * ascends to the throne of, succeeding.
 * The incorporates Kingston, named for King, as the county seat of , . The name is later shortened to  in.

Births

 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Scottish writer (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, French sculptor (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * -, French astronomer (b. )
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, English (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )


 * See also .