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   On this day in history paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

Feb 10   In the year 1772 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1772 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   On this day in history joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.   

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

Apr 19   On this day in history 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   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   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.   

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   In the year 1772 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   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   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 in the year 1772.   

Feb 22   Joseph Lipavsky, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 22   Karl Jacob Wagner, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 26   On this day in history birth of caspar Furstenau, composer   

Mar 10   In the year 1772 birth of friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

Mar 27   In the year 1772 birth of giovanni Liverati, composer   

Mar 30   In the year 1772 birth of johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

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 in the year 1772.   

Mar 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.   

Mar 26   On this day in history death of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (b. 1704)   

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