Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1772 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   In the year 1772 jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75   

Feb 12   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 26   On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer   

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Apr 01   On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

Apr 07   In the year 1772 f M Charles Fourier, French socialist   

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

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist in the year 1772.   

Apr 19   In the year 1772 johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

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   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   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.   

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed in the year 1772.   

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   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago in the year 1772.   

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   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   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   Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.   

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   In the year 1772 death of johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)   

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 in the year 1772.   

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 in the year 1772.   

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.