Historical Events In 1772

Jan 01   First traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history the firt traveler's checks issued (London)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1772.   

Feb 10   In the year 1772 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   In the year 1772 1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria   

Feb 22   In the year 1772 joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 26   On this day in history caspar Furstenau, composer   

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

Mar 13   On this day in history gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

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 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   On this day in history johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

Apr 30   On this day in history 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   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people in the year 1772.   

May 02   In the year 1772 novalis, writer   

May 11   On this day in history amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed   

May 11   Henri-Jean Rigel, composer in the year 1772.   

May 11   Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged in the year 1772.   

May 20   In the year 1772 william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)   

Jun 06   Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago on this day in history.   

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

Jun 08   The birth of Robert Stevenson, English engineer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)   

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   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   Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 21   Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. 1703) died in the year 1772.   

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

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

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