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   In the year 1772 the firt traveler's checks issued (London)   

Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter in the year 1772.   

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   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 in the year 1772.   

Feb 26   On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer   

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) in the year 1772.   

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

Apr 30   John Clais patents 1st scale in the year 1772.   

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   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people on this day in history.   

May 02   Novalis, writer on this day in history.   

May 11   Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed in the year 1772.   

May 11   In the year 1772 henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

May 11   On this day in history joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged   

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 in the year 1772.   

Jun 08   On this day in history the birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer   

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 on this day in history.   

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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 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   Caspar Furstenau, composer was born in the year 1772.   

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   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Feb 10   On this day in history jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75   

Feb 18   On this day in history death of johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)   

Mar 02   On this day in history robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73   

Mar 11   On this day in history george Reuter, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 21   In the year 1772 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   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)