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 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer in the year 1772.   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1772.   

Mar 13   In the year 1772 gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer in the year 1772.   

Mar 30   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer in the year 1772.   

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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history john Clais patents 1st scale   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.   

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   Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer in the year 1772.   

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   

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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   In the year 1772 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer   

Mar 10   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)   

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

Mar 26   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704) died in the year 1772.   

Mar 29   Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died on this day in history.