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   In the year 1772 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 in the year 1772.  

Feb 10   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history joseph Lipavsky, composer  

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

Mar 02   In the year 1772 robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73  

Mar 10   In the year 1772 friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)  

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick  

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer in the year 1772.  

Mar 30   In the year 1772 johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer  

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

Apr 07   In the year 1772 f M Charles Fourier, French socialist  

Apr 11   On this day in history manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo)  

Apr 19   In the year 1772 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   Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52 in the year 1772.  

May 02   Novalis, writer on this day in history.  

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

May 11   In the year 1772 henri-Jean Rigel, composer  

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   On this day in history haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago  

Jun 08   On this day in history robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer  

Jun 08   The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on this day in history.  

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

Jun 09   In the year 1772 first Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion  

Jun 10   Burning of Gaspée, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders in the year 1772.  

Jun 15   Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 in the year 1772.  

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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   Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born in the year 1772.  

Feb 22   Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   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.