Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   On this day in history first traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities  

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   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 in the year 1772.  

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

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

Feb 22   In the year 1772 joseph Lipavsky, composer  

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer in the year 1772.  

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

Mar 13   In the year 1772 gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick  

Mar 27   On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer  

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

Apr 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.  

Apr 19   Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1772.  

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

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

May 02   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.  

May 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.  

May 20   William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket) in the year 1772.  

Jun 06   On this day in history haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago  

Jun 08   In the year 1772 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 in the year 1772.  

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

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Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839) was born in the year 1772.  

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1772 death of johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)  

Mar 02   In the year 1772 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 in the year 1772.  

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

Mar 29   Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died on this day in history.