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   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter in the year 1772.  

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   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1772 yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India  

Feb 17   On this day in history 1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria  

Feb 22   In the year 1772 joseph Lipavsky, composer  

Feb 26   In the year 1772 caspar Furstenau, composer  

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

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 in the year 1772.  

Apr 19   On this day in history johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66  

Apr 30   John Clais patents 1st scale on this day in history.  

May 01   In the year 1772 gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52  

May 02   In the year 1772 novalis, writer  

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed on this day in history.  

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   William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket) on this day in history.  

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   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   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   Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born in the year 1772.  

Jan 12   Count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.  

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   Caspar Furstenau, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 27   On this day in history birth of giovanni Liverati, composer  

Mar 30   In the year 1772 birth of johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer  

Feb 10   On this day in history 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   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 in the year 1772.  

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1772.  

Mar 21   Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) died in the year 1772.  

Mar 22   In the year 1772 death of john Canton, English physicist (b. 1718)  

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.