1772 facts for kids
| 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 |
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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
Images for kids
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June 9: Gaspee Affair
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Jean-Joseph de Mondonville
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