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   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1772.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   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   On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer   

Mar 30   In the year 1772 johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

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   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   John Clais patents 1st scale in the year 1772.   

May 01   Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1772.   

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1772.   

Jun 06   On this day in history haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago   

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

Jun 08   The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer in the year 1772.   

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   Count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839) was born in the year 1772.   

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   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   On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1772 robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73   

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 in the year 1772.   

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

Mar 29   On this day in history death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)