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   In the year 1772 the firt traveler's checks issued (London)   

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

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

Feb 12   On this day in history yves de Kerguelen of France discovers Kerguelen Archipelago, India   

Feb 17   1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria in the year 1772.   

Feb 22   In the year 1772 joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer on this day in history.   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.   

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

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

Apr 01   On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

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

Apr 11   Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo) in the year 1772.   

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

Apr 30   John Clais patents 1st scale in the year 1772.   

May 01   On this day in history gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52   

May 01   Measles in North America in the year 1772.   

May 01   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people on this day in history.   

May 02   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.   

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

May 11   On this day in history henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

May 11   In the year 1772 joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged   

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   In the year 1772 robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

Jun 08   On this day in history the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer   

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

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

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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 in the year 1772.   

Feb 22   Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) was born in the year 1772.   

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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.