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   In the year 1772 the firt traveler's checks issued (London)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 22   In the year 1772 joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 26   In the year 1772 caspar Furstenau, composer   

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

Mar 13   In the year 1772 gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

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 in the year 1772.   

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

Apr 11   Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo) in the year 1772.   

Apr 19   On this day in history david Ricardo, economist   

Apr 19   Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1772.   

Apr 30   In the year 1772 john Clais patents 1st scale   

May 01   In the year 1772 gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52   

May 01   On this day in history measles in North America   

May 01   On this day in history persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people   

May 02   Novalis, writer on this day in history.   

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

May 20   On this day in history william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)   

Jun 06   In the year 1772 haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago   

Jun 08   Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer on this day in history.   

Jun 08   On this day in history the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer   

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

Jun 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.   

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

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

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer was born in the year 1772.   

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

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   In the year 1772 george Reuter, composer, dies at 63   

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   On this day in history death of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704)   

Mar 29   Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died on this day in history.