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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1772 yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India  

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

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

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

Mar 13   Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick in the year 1772.  

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

Mar 30   In the year 1772 johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer  

Apr 01   In the year 1772 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   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   On this day in history gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52  

May 01   In the year 1772 measles in North America  

May 01   On this day in history persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people  

May 02   On this day in history novalis, writer  

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed in the year 1772.  

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   In the year 1772 william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)  

Jun 06   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago on this day in history.  

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   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   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   In the year 1772 birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer  

Feb 22   Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 21   On this day in history death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)  

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

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 in the year 1772.