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| + | On [[July 17]], [[1762]] [[Catherine the Great]] becomes [[tsar]] of Russia upon the [[accident]]al [[murder]] of [[Peter III of Russia]]. | ||
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| - | :[[1760]] - [[1761]] - [[1762]] - [[1763]] - [[1764]] - [[1765]] - [[1766]] - [[1767]] - [[1768]] - [[1769]] | + | '''1762 (MDCCLXII)''' was 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. |
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| *''[[The Social Contract]]'' (1762) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau begins: "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." | *''[[The Social Contract]]'' (1762) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau begins: "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." | ||
| *''[[Anecdotes of Painting in England]]'' by Horatio Walpole (1717 - 1797) | *''[[Anecdotes of Painting in England]]'' by Horatio Walpole (1717 - 1797) | ||
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1762 (MDCCLXII) was 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.
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Art and culture
- Catherine the Great's rule begins
- Cock Lane ghost, a performing poltergeist becomes a major attraction in the London of 1762
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Literature
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Non-fiction
- The Social Contract (1762) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau begins: "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
- Anecdotes of Painting in England by Horatio Walpole (1717 - 1797)
- Elements of Criticism by Lord Kames
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Visual art
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Music
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Architecture
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