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   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   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 in the year 1772.  

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

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   Caspar Furstenau, composer in the year 1772.  

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

Mar 27   In the year 1772 giovanni Liverati, composer  

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

Apr 11   In the year 1772 manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo)  

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   In the year 1772 john Clais patents 1st scale  

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

May 02   Novalis, writer on this day in history.  

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

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

May 11   In the year 1772 joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged  

May 20   William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket) in the year 1772.  

Jun 06   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago in the year 1772.  

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

Jun 08   The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on this day in history.  

Jun 09   1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion in the year 1772.  

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

Jun 10   Burning of Gaspée, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders on this day in history.  

Jun 15   On this day in history louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)  

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer  

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   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   In the year 1772 birth of johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer  

Feb 10   In the year 1772 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   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   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 in the year 1772.