Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   In the year 1772 first traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities  

Jan 01   On this day in history the firt traveler's checks issued (London)  

Jan 04   On this day in history paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter  

Feb 10   In the year 1772 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 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   On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Apr 07   In the year 1772 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 30   On this day in history john Clais patents 1st scale  

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

May 02   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.  

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed in the year 1772.  

May 11   Henri-Jean Rigel, composer on this day in history.  

May 11   In the year 1772 joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged  

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   Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer in the year 1772.  

Jun 08   In the year 1772 the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer  

Jun 09   1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion in the year 1772.  

Jun 09   On this day in history first Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion  

Jun 10   On this day in history burning of Gaspée, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders  

Jun 15   Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 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   On this day in history birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)  

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer was born in the year 1772.  

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   On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer  

Feb 10   In the year 1772 jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75  

Feb 18   In the year 1772 death of johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)  

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 11   In the year 1772 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 in the year 1772.  

Mar 26   On this day in history death of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704)  

Mar 29   On this day in history death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)