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1762 (MDCCLXII) 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 Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- Ongoing
- Seven Years War (1756 - 1763)
Births
- August 12 – King George IV of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales (d. 1830)
- November 1 – Spencer Perceval, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)
Deaths
- Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher