Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1772. This year saw 22 significant events.
Martha Skelton Jefferson was the wife of Thomas Jefferson from 1772 until her death in 1782. She served as First Lady of Virginia during Jefferson's term as governor from 1779 to 1781.
The London Credit Exchange Company issues the first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities
Princess Louise Maximiliane Caroline Emanuel of Stolberg-Gedern (20 September 1752 – 29 January 1824) was the wife of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite claimant to the English and Scottish thrones.
Somerset v Stewart court case finds slavery unsupported by English common law, encouraging the abolitionist movement
Captain James Cook begins his second voyage to the South Seas aboard HMS Resolution to search for Terra Australis (Southern Continent)
King Gustav III of Sweden completes a coup d'état by adopting a new constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot, ending fifty years of parliamentary rule
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec of France discovers the uninhabited Kerguelen Archipelago in the sub-Antarctic ocean
The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795.
Emilia Galotti is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick (Braunschweig in German).
Amsterdam Theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed, in Amsterdam, Northern Netherlands
Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles in Chicago
Rhode Island ( ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
Burning of British revenue cutter Gaspée by Rhode Islanders
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (22 May 1724 – 12 June 1772) was a French privateer, East India captain, and explorer.
The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795.
Explosive eruption blows 4,000 feet off Papandayan, Java, killing 3,000
The 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane was the most severe hurricane in the American state of Georgia since 1752, causing over 500 deaths and at least $1.6 million (1804 USD) in damage throughout the...
San Luis Obispo is a city in and the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795.
New Jersey passes a bill requiring a license to practice medicine
Boston: anti-English Committee of Correspondence forms
Moravian missionary constructs 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny
Martha Skelton Jefferson was the wife of Thomas Jefferson from 1772 until her death in 1782. She served as First Lady of Virginia during Jefferson's term as governor from 1779 to 1781.
The London Credit Exchange Company issues the first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities
Princess Louise Maximiliane Caroline Emanuel of Stolberg-Gedern (20 September 1752 – 29 January 1824) was the wife of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite claimant to the English and Scottish thrones.
Somerset v Stewart court case finds slavery unsupported by English common law, encouraging the abolitionist movement
Captain James Cook begins his second voyage to the South Seas aboard HMS Resolution to search for Terra Australis (Southern Continent)
King Gustav III of Sweden completes a coup d'état by adopting a new constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot, ending fifty years of parliamentary rule
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec of France discovers the uninhabited Kerguelen Archipelago in the sub-Antarctic ocean
The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795.
Emilia Galotti is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick (Braunschweig in German).
Amsterdam Theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed, in Amsterdam, Northern Netherlands
Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles in Chicago
Rhode Island ( ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
Burning of British revenue cutter Gaspée by Rhode Islanders
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (22 May 1724 – 12 June 1772) was a French privateer, East India captain, and explorer.
The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795.
Explosive eruption blows 4,000 feet off Papandayan, Java, killing 3,000
The 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane was the most severe hurricane in the American state of Georgia since 1752, causing over 500 deaths and at least $1.6 million (1804 USD) in damage throughout the...
San Luis Obispo is a city in and the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795.
New Jersey passes a bill requiring a license to practice medicine
Boston: anti-English Committee of Correspondence forms
Moravian missionary constructs 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny