1772 in France
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Events from the year 1772 in France.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 12 February – Breton-French explorer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec discovers the uninhabited Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean.
- The Clicquot Champagne house is founded by Philippe Clicquot in Reims.
- Houbigant Parfum is founded by Jean-François Houbigant of Grasse in Paris.[2]
Births
[edit]- 20 January – Angélique Brûlon, soldier, first female Knight of the Legion of Honour (d. 1859)
- 7 April – Charles Fourier, philosopher (d. 1837)
- 25 October – Géraud Duroc, general (d. 1813)
Deaths
[edit]- 21 March – Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, cartographer (b. 1703)
- 26 March – Charles Pinot Duclos, writer (b. 1704)
- 15 June – Louis-Claude Daquin, composer (b. 1694)
- 22 June – François-Vincent Toussaint, writer most famous for Les Mœurs (b. 1715)
- 8 October – Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, violinist and composer (b. 1711)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "BBC - History - King Louis XV". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Nicklin, Mary Winston (2016-11-28). "Paris's New Perfume Museum Smells Amazing (Obviously)". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2018-07-07.