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) in the year 1772.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   Joseph Lipavsky, composer in the year 1772.  

Feb 26   On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer  

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   In the year 1772 gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick  

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer in the year 1772.  

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

Apr 01   Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer in the year 1772.  

Apr 07   F M Charles Fourier, French socialist in the year 1772.  

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

Apr 19   On this day in history david Ricardo, economist  

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

Apr 30   On this day in history john Clais patents 1st scale  

May 01   On this day in history gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52  

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

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

May 11   Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.  

May 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 09   On this day in history 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion  

Jun 09   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)  

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   Giovanni Liverati, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704) died in the year 1772.  

Mar 29   In the year 1772 death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)