Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   First traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Apr 01   Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer in the year 1772.  

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   David Ricardo, economist in the year 1772.  

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   Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52 in the year 1772.  

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   In the year 1772 amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed  

May 11   Henri-Jean Rigel, composer in the year 1772.  

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   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago on this day in history.  

Jun 08   Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer on this day in history.  

Jun 08   The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1772.  

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

Feb 22   In the year 1772 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 in the year 1772.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 21   Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 26   In the year 1772 death of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704)  

Mar 29   In the year 1772 death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)