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   The firt traveler's checks issued (London) on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1772 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 in the year 1772.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India   

Feb 17   1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria in the year 1772.   

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer in the year 1772.   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer in the year 1772.   

Mar 02   On this day in history robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73   

Mar 10   Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1772.   

Mar 13   Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer in the year 1772.   

Mar 30   On this day in history johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

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

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 01   On this day in history measles in North America   

May 01   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people on this day in history.   

May 02   Novalis, writer on this day in history.   

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   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   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 in the year 1772.   

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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   In the year 1772 birth of paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

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   Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 26   In the year 1772 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer   

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

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   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   On this day in history death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)   

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   In the year 1772 death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)