Historical Events In 1772

Jun 10   Burning of Gaspée, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders in the year 1772.   

Jun 15   On this day in history louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77   

Jun 18   Gerard of Swieten, botanist/painter of Maria Theresia, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jun 22   On this day in history slavery outlawed in England   

Jul 13   Capt James Cook begins 2nd trip (Resolution) to South Seas on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia   

Aug 05   In the year 1772 poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia.   

Aug 11   Explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000 on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general   

Aug 11   The birth of Jean Victor Moreau, French general in the year 1772.   

Aug 19   On this day in history gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish govt & restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720   

Aug 21   On this day in history alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29   

Aug 21   On this day in history king Gustav III completes his coup d'etat by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.   

Aug 24   In the year 1772 willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40)   

Aug 30   On this day in history henri D Count de Larochejacquelin, French royalist leader   

Aug 31   On this day in history hurricane destroy ships off Dominica   

Sep 01   Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa forms in California on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer in the year 1772.   

Sep 26   New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine in the year 1772.   

Oct 04   Francois-Louis Perne, composer in the year 1772.   

Oct 08   In the year 1772 jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, composer, dies at 60   

Oct 21   Samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, poet (Rime of Ancient Mariner) on this day in history.   

Oct 21   The birth of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet and friend of Wordsworth in the year 1772.   

Oct 25   Corneille Vander Planken, composer in the year 1772.   

Oct 30   Capt Cook arrives with ship Resolution in Capetown on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history boston patriot Samuel Adams, 50, and local physician Joseph Warren, 31, organize a Committee of Correspondence, similar committees spring up throughout the colonies, relaying the anti-British polemics of Adams and others.   

Nov 02   Boston: anti-English Committee of Correspondence forms in the year 1772.   

Nov 05   Johannes Schmidlin, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Nov 10   In the year 1772 jan Nepomuk Kanka, composer   

Nov 11   John Mauritius Quinkhard, portrait painter, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1772 louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer   

Dec 07   In the year 1772 joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer   

Dec 12   In the year 1772 johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41   

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Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born in the year 1772.   

Jan 12   In the year 1772 birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)   

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer   

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

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

Mar 10   In the year 1772 birth of friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

Mar 27   On this day in history birth of giovanni Liverati, composer   

Mar 30   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 10   In the year 1772 jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75   

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

Mar 02   In the year 1772 robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73   

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 22   In the year 1772 death of john Canton, English physicist (b. 1718)   

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)