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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1772 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   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   Giovanni Liverati, composer in the year 1772.   

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   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   On this day in history david Ricardo, economist   

Apr 19   In the year 1772 johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

Apr 30   On this day in history john Clais patents 1st scale   

May 01   In the year 1772 gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52   

May 01   On this day in history measles in North America   

May 01   On this day in history persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people   

May 02   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.   

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed on this day in history.   

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

May 11   Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1772.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of karl Jacob Wagner, composer   

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   On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 21   In the year 1772 death of jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703)   

Mar 22   On this day in history death of john Canton, English physicist (b. 1718)   

Mar 26   In the year 1772 death of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704)   

Mar 29   In the year 1772 death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)