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) in the year 1772.   

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   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 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   On this day in history george Reuter, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 13   On this day in history gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

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

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

Apr 01   On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

Apr 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1772 david Ricardo, economist   

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   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   In the year 1772 novalis, writer   

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer   

Jun 09   1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 22   Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born in the year 1772.   

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   Giovanni Liverati, composer was born in the year 1772.   

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

Feb 10   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of john Canton, English physicist (b. 1718)   

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)