Today in History for August 1772
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Months in 1772: January February March April May June July September October November December
Historical Events
Events 1 - 5 of 5
5th - 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia
11th - Explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000
19th - Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government & restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720
21st - King Gustav III completes his coup d'etat by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
31st - Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 3 of 3
11th - Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general
24th - William I Frederick, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and King of the Netherlands (1814-40)
30th - Henri D Count de Larochejacquelin, French royalist leader
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
21st - Alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29
21st - Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer, dies at 48
31st - William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)
