9th June » The Kingdom of Great Britain named British schooner 'Gaspée Affair or Gaspée' is burned off the coast of Rhode Island.
5th August » The First Partition of Poland begins.
1st September » The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
Famous Birthdays in 1772
12th January » Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)
6th February » George Murray (British Army officer) known as George Murray, Scottish general and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (d. 1830)
6th February » Karl von Kügelgen, German painter (d. 1832)
8th March » Henry James Richter, German / English artist (d. 1857)
10th March » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1829)
15th March » József Ficzkó, Slovene-Croatian priest and author (d. 1843)