Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   In the year 1772 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   In the year 1772 jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75  

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   Joseph Lipavsky, composer in the year 1772.  

Feb 26   On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer  

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

Mar 27   In the year 1772 giovanni Liverati, composer  

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

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

Apr 07   On this day in history f M Charles Fourier, French socialist  

Apr 11   In the year 1772 manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo)  

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist in the year 1772.  

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

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   Measles in North America in the year 1772.  

May 01   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people in the year 1772.  

May 02   Novalis, writer on this day in history.  

May 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.  

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

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

Jun 09   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history birth of paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter  

Jan 12   Count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of caspar Furstenau, composer  

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

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

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

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

Feb 18   Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712) died in the year 1772.  

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

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

Mar 21   Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) died in the year 1772.  

Mar 22   In the year 1772 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   Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died on this day in history.