1772

Centuries:	18th century 19th century
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years:	1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775
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Media:	1772 (Events)

1772 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year of the Julian calendar, the 1772nd year of the Common Era (CE), 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.