Historical Events In 1792
Mar 04 Oranges introduced to Hawaii
Mar 10 John Stone patented the pile driver on this day.
Mar 24 Benjamin West (US) becomes president of Royal Academy of London
Mar 01 US Presidential Succession Act passed
Mar 16 Murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera
Mar 07 Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)
Aug 10 Mobs in Paris attack the palace of Louis XVI
Aug 29 At least 900 die when the British warship Royal George sinks at Spithead while repairs are being carried out just below the waterline.
Aug 04 The birth of Percy Shelley, English poet
Sep 22 Origin of French Republican Era
Sep 21 The French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy.
Sep 21 France becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy
Sep 20 French defeat Prussians at Valmy
Sep 27 The birth of George Cruikshank, English illustrator and caricaturist
Feb 07 Austria & Prussia sign anti-French covenant
Feb 23 Joseph Haydn's 94th Symphony in G, premieres
Feb 20 US postal service created; postage 6¢-12½¢, depending on distance
Feb 23 Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners)
Feb 29 The birth of John Holland, American inventor of the submarine
Feb 21 Congress passes Presidential Succession Act
Apr 20 France declares war on Austria, Prussia & Sardinia
Apr 02 US authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle &2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins &silver dollar, « dollar, quarter, dime &half-dime
Apr 25 Guillotine used for the first time in France on a highwayman
Apr 02 Congress establishes Philadelphia mint
Apr 24 "La Marseillaise", which later becomes the French national anthem, composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Apr 25 Guillotine first used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier
Apr 24 "La Marseillaise" composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Apr 02 Congress establishes the US mint to coin American money
Apr 05 George Washington casts 1st presidential veto
Nov 14 Capt George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
Dec 15 The first US life insurance policy is issued in Philadelphia
Dec 17 Opening of first legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city
Dec 11 France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason
May 08 US establishes military draft
May 19 Russian army enters Poland
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

