1772 in France explained

Events from the year 1772 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XV^[1]

Events

• 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

• 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

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XV . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. News: Paris's New Perfume Museum Smells Amazing (Obviously). Nicklin. Mary Winston. 2016-11-28. Condé Nast Traveler. 2018-07-07. en.