Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   First traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities on this day in history.   

Jan 01   The firt traveler's checks issued (London) on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75   

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

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

Feb 22   On this day in history joseph Lipavsky, composer   

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

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

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

Mar 27   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history f M Charles Fourier, French socialist   

Apr 11   Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo) on this day in history.   

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

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

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

May 01   On this day in history gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52   

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 on this day in history.   

May 11   On this day in history joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged   

May 20   William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago   

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   On this day in history 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion   

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

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

Jan 12   Count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75   

Feb 18   On this day in history death of johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)   

Mar 02   On this day in history 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   John Canton, English physicist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704) died in the year 1772.   

Mar 29   Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died in the year 1772.