Important Historical Events of the year 1772, Year 1772 in History

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List of 1772 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1772

What happened in the year 1772?

Date	Event
January 1, 1772	The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, are issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
June 8, 1772	Alexander Fordyce flees to France to avoid debt repayment, triggering the credit crisis of 1772 in the British Empire and the Dutch Republic.
June 9, 1772	The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
June 12, 1772	French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand.
August 5, 1772	First Partition of Poland: The representatives of Austria, Prussia, and Russia sign three bilateral conventions condemning the ‘anarchy’ of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and imputing to the three powers ‘ancient and legitimate rights’ to the territories of the Commonwealth. The conventions allow each of the three great powers to annex a part of the Commonwealth, which they proceed to do over
August 19, 1772	Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
August 21, 1772	King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
September 1, 1772	The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.