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   In the year 1772 the firt traveler's checks issued (London)  

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

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 in the year 1772.  

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   Joseph Lipavsky, composer on this day in history.  

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

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   Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick in the year 1772.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 30   John Clais patents 1st scale in the year 1772.  

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

May 01   In the year 1772 measles in North America  

May 01   In the year 1772 persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people  

May 02   On this day in history novalis, writer  

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   On this day in history joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged  

May 20   In the year 1772 william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)  

Jun 06   In the year 1772 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 in the year 1772.  

Jun 09   On this day in history 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.  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1772 birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)  

Feb 22   In the year 1772 birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer  

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of karl Jacob Wagner, composer  

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

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

Mar 27   In the year 1772 birth of giovanni Liverati, composer  

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

Feb 10   On this day in history jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75  

Feb 18   Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712) died in the year 1772.  

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   In the year 1772 death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)  

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

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)