Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   First traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities in the year 1772.   

Jan 01   On this day in history the firt traveler's checks issued (London)   

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   In the year 1772 jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75   

Feb 12   On this day in history yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India   

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

Feb 22   In the year 1772 joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer on this day in history.   

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

Mar 10   Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) in the year 1772.   

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   On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer   

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

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

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 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   In the year 1772 novalis, writer   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1772 robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

Jun 08   The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer in the year 1772.   

Jun 09   In the year 1772 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 22   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 10   In the year 1772 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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 21   In the year 1772 death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)   

Mar 22   John Canton, English physicist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.   

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.