1772
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1740s 1750s 1760s – 1770s – 1780s 1790s 1800s |
| Years: | 1769 1770 1771 – 1772 – 1773 1774 1775 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1772 MDCCLXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2525 |
| Armenian calendar | 1221 ԹՎ ՌՄԻԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6522 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1693–1694 |
| Bengali calendar | 1179 |
| Berber calendar | 2722 |
| British Regnal year | 12 Geo. 3 – 13 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2316 |
| Burmese calendar | 1134 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7280–7281 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 4468 or 4408 — to — 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 4469 or 4409 |
| Coptic calendar | 1488–1489 |
| Discordian calendar | 2938 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1764–1765 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5532–5533 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1828–1829 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1693–1694 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4872–4873 |
| Holocene calendar | 11772 |
| Igbo calendar | 772–773 |
| Iranian calendar | 1150–1151 |
| Islamic calendar | 1185–1186 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiwa 9 / An'ei 1 (安永元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1697–1698 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4105 |
| Minguo calendar | 140 before ROC 民前140年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 304 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2314–2315 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) 1898 or 1517 or 745 — to — 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) 1899 or 1518 or 746 |
1772 (MDCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1772nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 772nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1772, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- King Gustav III of Sweden makes a new constitution in Sweden, and gains total power.
- Marquis de Sade sentenced to death.
Births
[change | change source]- May 20-Sir William Congreve, English inventor.
- August 24 – King William I of the Netherlands
Deaths
[change | change source]- March 29 – Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish thinker and mathematician