Historical Events In 1792

Sep 08   Joseph Netherclift, composer in the year 1792.   

Sep 11   The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other crown jewels when six men break into the house used to store the jewels on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane in the year 1792.   

Sep 18   In the year 1792 gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies   

Sep 20   On this day in history french defeat Prussians at Valmy   

Sep 21   On this day in history 1st French Republic forms   

Sep 21   In the year 1792 france becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy   

Sep 21   The French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history origin of French Republican Era   

Sep 26   Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France in the year 1792.   

Sep 27   George Cruikshank, London, caricaturist (Oliver Twist) in the year 1792.   

Sep 27   In the year 1792 the birth of George Cruikshank, English illustrator and caricaturist   

Oct 02   In the year 1792 baptist Missionary Society forms in London   

Oct 02   Philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer in the year 1792.   

Oct 03   Cipriani Potter, composer in the year 1792.   

Oct 12   In the year 1792 columbus Day is 1st celebrated   

Oct 13   "Old Farmer's Almanac" is 1st published in the year 1792.   

Oct 13   On this day in history moritz Hauptmann, composer   

Oct 13   In the year 1792 washington lays cornerstone of the Executive Mansion (White House)   

Oct 19   Dirk Donker Curtius, Dutch attorney/minister of Justice (liberal) in the year 1792.   

Oct 20   On this day in history anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer   

Oct 29   On this day in history mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.   

Nov 06   On this day in history battle at Jemappes: French army beats Ausrtrians   

Nov 13   On this day in history edward John Trelawney, England, traveler/author (Adv of Younger Son)   

Nov 14   In the year 1792 capt George Vancouver is 1st Englishman to enter SF Bay   

Nov 14   In the year 1792 capt George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay   

Nov 25   In the year 1792 farmer's Almanac 1st published   

Nov 28   On this day in history victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education   

Nov 30   Ernst William Wolf, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1792.   

Dec 01   Lobachevsky, mathematician on this day in history.   

Dec 05   George Washington re-elected US pres in the year 1792.   

Dec 06   Abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   1st cremation in US, Henry Laurens in the year 1792.   

Dec 11   France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason on this day in history.   

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Jan 08   On this day in history birth of lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo)   

Jan 12   Robert Patterson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1792 birth of johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841)   

Jan 14   In the year 1792 birth of christian Julius De Meza, Danish general (d. 1865)   

Jan 21   Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1792 birth of caroline Augusta of Bavaria, queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1873)   

Feb 12   Ferdinand de Braekeleer, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60   

Feb 23   Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1747) died in the year 1792.   

Mar 03   On this day in history robert Adam, Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex), dies at 63   

Mar 10   In the year 1792 john Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78   

Mar 29   Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds in the year 1792.   

Apr 03   George Pocock, British admiral (b. 1706) died on this day in history.   

Apr 04   James Sykes, American politician (b. 1725) died on this day in history.