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) in the year 1772.   

Jan 04   In the year 1772 paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter   

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   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   Joseph Lipavsky, composer in the year 1772.   

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

Mar 02   Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 11   In the year 1772 george Reuter, composer, dies at 63   

Mar 13   Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer in the year 1772.   

Apr 01   On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

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   David Ricardo, economist in the year 1772.   

Apr 19   Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1772.   

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   Measles in North America on this day in history.   

May 01   Persian Plague in Persia killing 2 million+ people in the year 1772.   

May 02   Novalis, writer in the year 1772.   

May 11   In the year 1772 amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed   

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

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

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

Jun 06   On this day in history 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   1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion in the year 1772.   

Jun 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1772 birth of count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)   

Feb 22   In the year 1772 birth of joseph Lipavsky, composer   

Feb 22   In the year 1772 birth of karl Jacob Wagner, composer   

Feb 26   In the year 1772 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer   

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

Mar 27   Giovanni Liverati, composer was born in the year 1772.   

Mar 30   Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1772 jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75   

Feb 18   Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712) died in the year 1772.   

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

Mar 11   George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 26   On this day in history 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)