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   The firt traveler's checks issued (London) on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1772 paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter  

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   On this day in history 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   1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria in the year 1772.  

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer  

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

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

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   On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer  

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

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

Apr 07   In the year 1772 f M Charles Fourier, French socialist  

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

Apr 19   In the year 1772 david Ricardo, economist  

Apr 19   Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1772.  

Apr 30   John Clais patents 1st scale on this day in history.  

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

May 02   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.  

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

May 11   In the year 1772 henri-Jean Rigel, composer  

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

May 20   In the year 1772 william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)  

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

Jun 08   On this day in history robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer  

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

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

Jun 09   On this day in history first Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion  

Jun 10   On this day in history burning of Gaspée, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders  

Jun 15   In the year 1772 louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77  

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Jan 04   In the year 1772 birth of paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter  

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

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1772 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   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)