1772 Events

1772 Mar 17 Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc Is Born
Napoleon was faced with an uprising in Saint-Domingue (present-day Republic of Haiti) where an expeditionary force under his brother-in-law Charles Leclerc had attempted to conquer the te...
1772 Jun 9 The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, the Gaspee attempted to stop and search the Hannah, a small trader from Newport bound for Providence. The captain of the Hannah, Benjamin Lindsey, refused to comply even after ...
1772 Oct
to 1773 Mar
Third Journey to Milan
The new archbishop, Count Colloredo (from April 1772) had different ideas on music than his predecessor Schrattenbach and, in particular, its position at court. The Mozarts only received ...
1772 Dec 26 "Lucio Silla" Is Performed for the First Time
Lucio Silla, K. 135, is an Italian opera in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was written by Giovanni de Gamerra. It was first performed on 26 December 1772 ...