Historical Events In 1792

Dec 12   Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter in the year 1792.  

Dec 12   In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn in the year 1792.  

Dec 15   In the year 1792 1st life insurance policy issued in US (Phila)  

Dec 15   In the year 1792 joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36  

Dec 15   The first US life insurance policy is issued in Philadelphia in the year 1792.  

Dec 17   In the year 1792 opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city  

Dec 17   Opening of first legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city in the year 1792.  

Dec 19   [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter, Cape Colony, settled Transvaal on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine) in the year 1792.  

Dec 26   In the year 1792 the final trial of Louis XVI of France begins in Paris.  

Dec 29   Archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe) in the year 1792.  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of robert Patterson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881  

Jan 12   Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Christian Julius De Meza, Danish general (d. 1865) was born in the year 1792.  

Jan 21   Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales) was born in the year 1792.  

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

Feb 12   In the year 1792 birth of ferdinand de Braekeleer, Belgian painter  

Feb 23   Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor was born in the year 1792.  

Jan 10   Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1792.  

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   John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78 in the year 1792.  

Mar 29   In the year 1792 gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds  

Apr 03   In the year 1792 death of george Pocock, British admiral (b. 1706)  

Apr 04   In the year 1792 death of james Sykes, American politician (b. 1725)