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   On this day in history paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter  

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

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   Joseph Lipavsky, composer in the year 1772.  

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer in the year 1772.  

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   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 27   On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer  

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

Apr 01   In the year 1772 ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer  

Apr 07   In the year 1772 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 30   On this day in history john Clais patents 1st scale  

May 01   In the year 1772 gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52  

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 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   On this day in history robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer  

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 in the year 1772.  

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

Jun 10   Burning of Gaspée, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders in the year 1772.  

Jun 15   On this day in history louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77  

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Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born in the year 1772.  

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

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born in the year 1772.  

Feb 22   In the year 1772 birth of karl Jacob Wagner, composer  

Feb 26   In the year 1772 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer  

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

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 in the year 1772.  

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

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