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   The firt traveler's checks issued (London) on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75  

Feb 12   Yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 10   Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) on this day in history.  

Mar 11   On this day in history 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   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 01   In the year 1772 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) on this day in history.  

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.  

Apr 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.  

May 01   In the year 1772 measles in North America  

May 01   In the year 1772 persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people  

May 02   In the year 1772 novalis, writer  

May 11   In the year 1772 amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed  

May 11   Henri-Jean Rigel, composer in the year 1772.  

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

May 20   In the year 1772 william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)  

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

Jun 08   Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer in the year 1772.  

Jun 08   In the year 1772 the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1772 birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)  

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   On this day in history birth of caspar Furstenau, composer  

Mar 10   Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 27   In the year 1772 birth of giovanni Liverati, composer  

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

Feb 10   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 in the year 1772.  

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

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.