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   The firt traveler's checks issued (London) in the year 1772.  

Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1772.  

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 in the year 1772.  

Mar 02   In the year 1772 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   In the year 1772 george Reuter, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 13   On this day in history gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick  

Mar 27   In the year 1772 giovanni Liverati, composer  

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

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

Apr 07   F M Charles Fourier, French socialist on this day in history.  

Apr 11   In the year 1772 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 in the year 1772.  

Apr 30   In the year 1772 john Clais patents 1st scale  

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

May 01   On this day in history measles in North America  

May 01   In the year 1772 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 08   In the year 1772 the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer  

Jun 09   In the year 1772 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1772 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer  

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

Mar 27   On this day in history birth of giovanni Liverati, composer  

Mar 30   In the year 1772 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 in the year 1772.  

Mar 11   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)