WHAT HAPPENED IN 1772.
Look what happened the 1772.

The first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities, go on sale in London, England, Great Britain. (1. January 1772)

The British schooner Gaspée is burned off the coast of Rhode Island. (9. June 1772)

The First Partition of Poland begins. (5. August 1772)

Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King. (19. August 1772)

King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot. (21. August 1772)

The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California. (1. September 1772)

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