1772
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
Decades: | 1740s 1750s 1760s – 1770s – 1780s 1790s 1800s |
Years: | 1769 1770 1771 – 1772 – 1773 1774 1775 |
1772 Media
1772 (MDCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1772nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 772nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1772, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- King Gustav III of Sweden makes a new constitution in Sweden, and gains total power.
- Marquis de Sade sentenced to death.
Births
- May 20-Sir William Congreve, English inventor.
- August 24 – King William I of the Netherlands
Deaths
- March 29 – Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish thinker and mathematician