Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   inaugural traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities   

Jan 01   The firt traveler's checks issued (London).   

Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter.   

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.   

Feb 10   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75.   

Feb 12   Yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India   

Feb 17   1st partition of Poland-Russia and Prussia, joined later by Austria.   

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer.   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer.   

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73.   

Mar 10   Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63.   

Mar 13   Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer.   

Mar 30   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

Apr 01   Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

Apr 07   F M Charles Fourier, French socialist.   

Apr 11   Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo)   

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist   

Apr 19   Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66.   

Apr 30   John Clais patents 1st scale   

May 01   Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52.   

May 01   Measles in North America.   

May 01   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people   

May 02   Novalis, writer.   

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed.   

May 11   Henri-Jean Rigel, composer.   

May 11   Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged   

May 20   William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket).   

Jun 06   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago   

Jun 08   Robert Stevenson, English engineer is born   

Jun 08   Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer.   

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

Jun 09   inaugural Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion.   

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Jan 04   Paul-louis courier: (de mere), french writer/interpreter   

Jan 12   Count mikhail speransky: Russian reformer   

Feb 22   Joseph lipavsky: Composer   

Feb 26   Caspar furstenau: Composer   

Mar 10   Friedrich von schlegel: Germany, romantic writer/critic (lucinde)   

Mar 27   Giovanni liverati: Composer   

Mar 30   Johann wilhelm wilms: Composer   

Apr 01   Ignaz franz von mosel: Composer   

Feb 10   Jozef wenceslas: Monarch of liechtenstein/general,    

Feb 18   Johann hartwig ernst: Count von bernstorff, danish statesman (b. 1712)   

Mar 02   Robert j pothier: French lawyer,   

Mar 11   George reuter: Composer,   

Mar 21   Jacques-nicolas bellin: French cartographer (b. 1703)   

Mar 22   John canton: English physicist (b. 1718)   

Mar 26   Charles pinot duclos: French writer (b. 1704)   

Mar 29   Emanuel swedenborg: Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)