Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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   Caspar Furstenau, composer in the year 1772.   

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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   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) on this day in history.   

Apr 19   David Ricardo, economist in the year 1772.   

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

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   In the year 1772 measles in North America   

May 01   In the year 1772 persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people   

May 02   In the year 1772 novalis, writer   

May 11   In the year 1772 amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed   

May 11   Henri-Jean Rigel, composer in the year 1772.   

May 11   Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged in the year 1772.   

May 20   On this day in history william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)   

Jun 06   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1772.   

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

Jan 12   Count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of caspar Furstenau, composer   

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

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer was born in the year 1772.   

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   In the year 1772 death of johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)   

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1772 george Reuter, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 21   Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) died in the year 1772.   

Mar 22   John Canton, English physicist (b. 1718) died on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704) died on this day in history.   

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