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

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

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 in the year 1772.  

Feb 12   Yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India in the year 1772.  

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

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

Feb 26   On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer  

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

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

Mar 11   In the year 1772 george Reuter, composer, dies at 63  

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

Mar 27   In the year 1772 giovanni Liverati, composer  

Mar 30   In the year 1772 johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer  

Apr 01   Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 07   F M Charles Fourier, French socialist in the year 1772.  

Apr 11   Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo) in the year 1772.  

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist in the year 1772.  

Apr 19   In the year 1772 johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66  

Apr 30   In the year 1772 john Clais patents 1st scale  

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

May 01   Measles in North America in the year 1772.  

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   In the year 1772 henri-Jean Rigel, composer  

May 11   Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.  

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

Jun 06   In the year 1772 haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1772 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer  

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

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 in the year 1772.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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