What Happened in March 1762

Historical Events

Voltaire's Struggle for Religious Tolerance

Mar 10 French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspires Voltaire to begin campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform

Mar 17 1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC

Events in 1762

Famous Birthdays

Mar 7 Sebastiaan Cornelius Nederburgh, Dutch statesman, director-general East Indies Company, responsible for Nederburgh's Charter), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1811)
Mar 24 Marcos Portugal [Marcos Antonio da Fonseca Portugal], Portuguese-Brazilian opera, sacred music, and national anthem composer (Portugal - "Hymno Patriótico", 1809; Brazil - "Hino da Independência", 1822), born in Portugal (d. 1830)
Mar 25 Francesco Giuseppe Pollini, Italian composer, singer, and pupil of Mozart, born in Ljubljana, Habsburg Empire (d. 1846)

Born in 1762

Famous Deaths

Mar 4 Johannes Zick, German fresco painter (b. 1702)
Mar 21 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)