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) in the year 1772.   

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

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 in the year 1772.   

Feb 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer in the year 1772.   

Mar 02   On this day in history robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73   

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

Mar 11   In the year 1772 george Reuter, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 13   Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick in the year 1772.   

Mar 27   In the year 1772 giovanni Liverati, composer   

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

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 in the year 1772.   

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

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

May 02   Novalis, writer on this day in history.   

May 11   On this day in history amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed   

May 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago   

Jun 08   On this day in history robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

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 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   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   In the year 1772 birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer   

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

Feb 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1772.   

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 in the year 1772.   

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.