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1772

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Instance of: leap year starting on Wednesday and ending on Thursday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1773
Follows: 1771

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has list: list of state leaders in 1772
category for births in this time period: Category:1772 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1772 deaths
Commons category: 1772
topic's main category: Category:1772
point in time: 1772-01-01

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June 9: American protesters burn British ship HMS Gaspee.

August 5: First Partition of Poland 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.

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