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

Feb 12   Yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer in the year 1772.  

Mar 30   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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   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   On this day in history persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people  

May 02   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.  

May 11   In the year 1772 amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed  

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

May 11   Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged in the year 1772.  

May 20   William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 08   Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer in the year 1772.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)  

Feb 22   In the year 1772 birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer  

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

Mar 27   In the year 1772 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 29   Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died on this day in history.