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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 15   Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1792.  

Dec 15   On this day in history the first US life insurance policy is issued in Philadelphia  

Dec 17   Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city in the year 1792.  

Dec 17   Opening of first legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city on this day in history.  

Dec 19   In the year 1792 [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter, Cape Colony, settled Transvaal  

Dec 26   In the year 1792 charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine)  

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) on this day in history.  

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Jan 08   In the year 1792 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1792 birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)  

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   On this day in history birth of istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor  

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

Feb 23   Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68 in the year 1792.  

Mar 01   In the year 1792 death of leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1747)  

Mar 03   In the year 1792 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   On this day in history 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   James Sykes, American politician (b. 1725) died in the year 1792.