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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 in the year 1772.   

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   Joseph Lipavsky, composer in the year 1772.   

Feb 26   Caspar Furstenau, composer in the year 1772.   

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

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

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

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   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo)   

Apr 19   In the year 1772 david Ricardo, economist   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1772 john Clais patents 1st scale   

May 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1772 henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

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

May 20   William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1772 haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago   

Jun 08   In the year 1772 robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer   

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   First Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion in the year 1772.   

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Jan 04   Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1772 birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)   

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   Caspar Furstenau, composer was born in the year 1772.   

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   In the year 1772 birth of johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer   

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   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 22   John Canton, English physicist (b. 1718) died in the year 1772.   

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

Mar 29   Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) died in the year 1772.