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   The firt traveler's checks issued (London) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 10   On this day in history 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   

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

Feb 12   Yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India in the year 1772.   

Feb 17   On this day in history 1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria   

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer in the year 1772.   

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

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

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

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

Mar 13   On this day in history gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer in the year 1772.   

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

Apr 01   In the year 1772 ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

Apr 07   On this day in history f M Charles Fourier, French socialist   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1772 david Ricardo, economist   

Apr 19   Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Apr 30   John Clais patents 1st scale on this day in history.   

May 01   Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

May 01   Measles in North America on this day in history.   

May 01   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people on this day in history.   

May 02   In the year 1772 novalis, writer   

May 11   In the year 1772 amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed   

May 11   In the year 1772 henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1772 the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer   

Jun 09   1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Feb 22   In the year 1772 birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 22   Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born in the year 1772.   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 21   Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) died in the year 1772.   

Mar 22   On this day in history 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   Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died on this day in history.