Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   In the year 1772 first traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities   

Jan 01   On this day in history the firt traveler's checks issued (London)   

Jan 04   In the year 1772 paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

Feb 10   1771 Maratha forces from the Deccan Plateau drive the Afghans out of Delhi, install the son of the exiled Mughal emperor Shah Alam as temporary ruler on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1772 yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India   

Feb 17   1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria in the year 1772.   

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 in the year 1772.   

Mar 10   Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) in the year 1772.   

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1772.   

Mar 13   Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer   

Mar 30   On this day in history johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

Apr 01   Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 07   F M Charles Fourier, French socialist on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo)   

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist in the year 1772.   

Apr 19   In the year 1772 johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

Apr 30   John Clais patents 1st scale in the year 1772.   

May 01   Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52 in the year 1772.   

May 01   On this day in history measles in North America   

May 01   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people in the year 1772.   

May 02   In the year 1772 novalis, writer   

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed on this day in history.   

May 11   Henri-Jean Rigel, composer in the year 1772.   

May 11   Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1772 william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)   

Jun 06   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago on this day in history.   

Jun 08   Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer in the year 1772.   

Jun 08   The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer in the year 1772.   

Jun 09   1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion in the year 1772.   

Jun 09   First Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion in the year 1772.   

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Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839) was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 22   In the year 1772 birth of karl Jacob Wagner, composer   

Feb 26   In the year 1772 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer   

Mar 10   Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1772 birth of giovanni Liverati, composer   

Mar 30   On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

Feb 10   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712) died in the year 1772.   

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   On this day in history george Reuter, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 21   Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) died on this day in history.   

Mar 22   John Canton, English physicist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704) died on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)