US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance
US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance
Year in History
Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1792. This year saw 48 significant events. 3 notable figures were born. 5 notable figures passed away.
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1792 Timeline
US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance
US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance
King Gustav III of Sweden is shot by Count Jacob Johan Anckarström at a masked ball at the opera and dies on March 29
Jacob Johan Anckarström (11 May 1762 – 27 April 1792) was a Swedish military officer who is known as the assassin of King Gustav III of Sweden. He was convicted and executed for regicide.
The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quart
The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, and the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime
Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes is hanged, drawn, and quartered in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes is hanged, drawn, and quartered in Rio de Janeiro
Guillotine first used in France, executes highwayman Nicolas Pelletier
Nicolas Jacques Pelletier (1756 – 25 April 1792) was a French highwayman who was the first person to be executed by guillotine.
Twenty-four merchants form the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street
Wall Street is a street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Mount Unzen on Japan's Shimabara Peninsula erupts, creating a tsunami and killing about 15,000 people in the country's d
Mount Unzen on Japan's Shimabara Peninsula erupts, creating a tsunami and killing about 15,000 people in the country's deadliest volcanic eruption
September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than
September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
French First Republic is formed by the National Convention, stripping the French king of his powers
In the history of France, the First Republic (French: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (French: République...
French King Louis XVI goes on trial, accused of high treason and crimes against the state
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven receives his first lesson in music composition from 60-year-old Franz Joseph
In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven receives his first lesson in music composition from 60-year-old Franz Joseph Haydn
Trial of French King Louis XVI, court hears the king's defense presented by Raymond Desèze
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
Russia and Turkey sign the Peace of Jassy
The Treaty of Jassy, signed at Iași (Jassy) in Moldavia (present-day Romania), was a pact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92 and confirming Russia's...
The London Corresponding Society is founded.
The London Corresponding Society (LCS) was a federation of local reading and debating clubs that in the decade following the French Revolution agitated for the democratic reform of the British...
Austria and Prussia sign an anti-French covenant
Austria and Prussia sign an anti-French covenant
US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act
The United States Presidential Succession Act is a federal statute establishing the presidential line of succession.
Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporates to establish life-saving stations for distressed mariners
Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporates to establish life-saving stations for distressed mariners
US Presidential Succession Act passed
US Presidential Succession Act passed
Oranges introduced to Hawaii
Oranges introduced to Hawaii
Denmark becomes the first nation to ban the transatlantic slave trade, for financial reasons. Doesn't go into effect unt
Denmark becomes the first nation to ban the transatlantic slave trade, for financial reasons. Doesn't go into effect until 1803 causing a frenzy of activity amongst slave traders who even receive financial support. An estimated 120,000 enslaved Africans were transported from Africa to the West Indie
Benjamin West (US) becomes president of Royal Academy of London
Benjamin West (US) becomes president of Royal Academy of London
Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce
Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce
"La Marseillaise", later the national anthem of France, is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Captain Robert Gray is the first European to discover Grays Harbor (Washington state)
Robert Gray (May 10, 1755 – c. July 1806) was an American merchant sea captain who is known for his achievements in connection with two trading voyages to the northern Pacific coast of North America,...
British Captain George Vancouver sights and names Mt Rainier, Washington
British Captain George Vancouver sights and names Mt Rainier, Washington
Columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray
Robert Gray (May 10, 1755 – c. July 1806) was an American merchant sea captain who is known for his achievements in connection with two trading voyages to the northern Pacific coast of North America,...
Denmark abolishes the slave trade
Denmark abolishes the slave trade
Russian army enters Poland
Russian army enters Poland
Kentucky admitted as 15th US state
Kentucky (US: , UK: ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for leading the Vancouver Expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern...
British explorer Captain George Vancouver lands on the site of what is now Vancouver, British Columbia
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for leading the Vancouver Expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern...
British George Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, British Columbia
British George Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, British Columbia
France declares war on Prussia
This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic.
Prussian army moves into French territory
The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, German: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Dutch patriots in exile found "Bataafs Legion"
Dutch patriots in exile found "Bataafs Legion"
Five hundred Marseillais men sing France's national anthem for the first time
Five hundred Marseillais men sing France's national anthem for the first time
Cornerstone is laid for the first US government building, the US Mint in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in Philadelphia. It was built in 1792 following the Coinage Act of 1792, in order to establish a national identity and the needs of...
The French Blue gem (later the Hope Diamond) is stolen along with other French crown jewels from the royal storehouse in
The French Blue gem (later the Hope Diamond) is stolen along with other French crown jewels from the royal storehouse in Paris during the Reign of Terror
French defeat Prussians at Valmy
The Battle of Valmy, also known as the Cannonade of Valmy, was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution.
Day one of the short-loved French Republican calendar (declared 1793, abandoned 1806)
The French Republican calendar (French: calendrier républicain français), also commonly called the French Revolutionary calendar (calendrier révolutionnaire français), was a calendar created and...
Baptist Missionary Society is formed in London
Baptist Missionary Society is formed in London
First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA is held in New York
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's...
"Old Farmer's Almanac" is first published and edited by Robert Thomas
The Old Farmer's Almanac is an almanac containing weather forecasts, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles.
Mount Hood in Oregon is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton, who spo
Mount Hood in 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
Battle of Jemappes: French army beats Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Jemappes: French army beats Holy Roman Empire
Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
First life insurance policy issued in US (Philadelphia)
Insurance Company of North America (INA) is the oldest capital stock insurance company in the United States, founded in Philadelphia in 1792.
Opening of the First Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec City
Opening of the First Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec City
Gioachino Rossini is born
Gioachino Rossini, Italian musician, known for italian opera composer, was born on 1792-02-29.
John Herschel is born
John Herschel, English polymath, known for english polymath, was born on 1792-03-07.
Percy Bysshe Shelley is born
Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet, known for english poet, was born on 1792-08-04.
Leopold II dies
Leopold II dies
Tiradentes dies
Tiradentes dies
Richard Arkwright dies
Richard Arkwright, English inventor and entrepreneur, known for english inventor and entrepreneur, died on 1792-08-03.
Frederick North dies
Frederick North dies
George Mason dies
George Mason founding father and bill of rights advocate, known for american founding father and bill of rights advocate, died on 1792-10-07. George Mason (December 11, 1725 [O.S.
Events
King Gustav III of Sweden is shot by Count Jacob Johan Anckarström at a masked ball at the opera and dies on March 29
Jacob Johan Anckarström (11 May 1762 – 27 April 1792) was a Swedish military officer who is known as the assassin of King Gustav III of Sweden. He was convicted and executed for regicide.
The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quart
The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, and the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime
Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes is hanged, drawn, and quartered in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes is hanged, drawn, and quartered in Rio de Janeiro
Guillotine first used in France, executes highwayman Nicolas Pelletier
Nicolas Jacques Pelletier (1756 – 25 April 1792) was a French highwayman who was the first person to be executed by guillotine.
Twenty-four merchants form the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street
Wall Street is a street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Mount Unzen on Japan's Shimabara Peninsula erupts, creating a tsunami and killing about 15,000 people in the country's d
Mount Unzen on Japan's Shimabara Peninsula erupts, creating a tsunami and killing about 15,000 people in the country's deadliest volcanic eruption
September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than
September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
French First Republic is formed by the National Convention, stripping the French king of his powers
In the history of France, the First Republic (French: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (French: République...
French King Louis XVI goes on trial, accused of high treason and crimes against the state
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven receives his first lesson in music composition from 60-year-old Franz Joseph
In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven receives his first lesson in music composition from 60-year-old Franz Joseph Haydn
Trial of French King Louis XVI, court hears the king's defense presented by Raymond Desèze
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
Russia and Turkey sign the Peace of Jassy
The Treaty of Jassy, signed at Iași (Jassy) in Moldavia (present-day Romania), was a pact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92 and confirming Russia's...
The London Corresponding Society is founded.
The London Corresponding Society (LCS) was a federation of local reading and debating clubs that in the decade following the French Revolution agitated for the democratic reform of the British...
Austria and Prussia sign an anti-French covenant
Austria and Prussia sign an anti-French covenant
US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act
The United States Presidential Succession Act is a federal statute establishing the presidential line of succession.
Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporates to establish life-saving stations for distressed mariners
Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporates to establish life-saving stations for distressed mariners
US Presidential Succession Act passed
US Presidential Succession Act passed
Oranges introduced to Hawaii
Oranges introduced to Hawaii
Denmark becomes the first nation to ban the transatlantic slave trade, for financial reasons. Doesn't go into effect unt
Denmark becomes the first nation to ban the transatlantic slave trade, for financial reasons. Doesn't go into effect until 1803 causing a frenzy of activity amongst slave traders who even receive financial support. An estimated 120,000 enslaved Africans were transported from Africa to the West Indie
Benjamin West (US) becomes president of Royal Academy of London
Benjamin West (US) becomes president of Royal Academy of London
Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce
Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce
"La Marseillaise", later the national anthem of France, is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Captain Robert Gray is the first European to discover Grays Harbor (Washington state)
Robert Gray (May 10, 1755 – c. July 1806) was an American merchant sea captain who is known for his achievements in connection with two trading voyages to the northern Pacific coast of North America,...
British Captain George Vancouver sights and names Mt Rainier, Washington
British Captain George Vancouver sights and names Mt Rainier, Washington
Columbia River discovered & named by US Captain Robert Gray
Robert Gray (May 10, 1755 – c. July 1806) was an American merchant sea captain who is known for his achievements in connection with two trading voyages to the northern Pacific coast of North America,...
Denmark abolishes the slave trade
Denmark abolishes the slave trade
Russian army enters Poland
Russian army enters Poland
Kentucky admitted as 15th US state
Kentucky (US: , UK: ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for leading the Vancouver Expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern...
British explorer Captain George Vancouver lands on the site of what is now Vancouver, British Columbia
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for leading the Vancouver Expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern...
British George Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, British Columbia
British George Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, British Columbia
France declares war on Prussia
This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic.
Prussian army moves into French territory
The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, German: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Dutch patriots in exile found "Bataafs Legion"
Dutch patriots in exile found "Bataafs Legion"
Five hundred Marseillais men sing France's national anthem for the first time
Five hundred Marseillais men sing France's national anthem for the first time
Cornerstone is laid for the first US government building, the US Mint in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Mint is a branch of the United States Mint in Philadelphia. It was built in 1792 following the Coinage Act of 1792, in order to establish a national identity and the needs of...
The French Blue gem (later the Hope Diamond) is stolen along with other French crown jewels from the royal storehouse in
The French Blue gem (later the Hope Diamond) is stolen along with other French crown jewels from the royal storehouse in Paris during the Reign of Terror
French defeat Prussians at Valmy
The Battle of Valmy, also known as the Cannonade of Valmy, was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution.
Day one of the short-loved French Republican calendar (declared 1793, abandoned 1806)
The French Republican calendar (French: calendrier républicain français), also commonly called the French Revolutionary calendar (calendrier révolutionnaire français), was a calendar created and...
Baptist Missionary Society is formed in London
Baptist Missionary Society is formed in London
First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA is held in New York
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's...
"Old Farmer's Almanac" is first published and edited by Robert Thomas
The Old Farmer's Almanac is an almanac containing weather forecasts, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles.
Mount Hood in Oregon is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton, who spo
Mount Hood in 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
Battle of Jemappes: French army beats Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Jemappes: French army beats Holy Roman Empire
Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
First life insurance policy issued in US (Philadelphia)
Insurance Company of North America (INA) is the oldest capital stock insurance company in the United States, founded in Philadelphia in 1792.
Opening of the First Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec City
Opening of the First Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec City
Famous Births
birth
Gioachino Rossini is born
Gioachino Rossini, Italian musician, known for italian opera composer, was born on 1792-02-29.
birth
John Herschel is born
John Herschel, English polymath, known for english polymath, was born on 1792-03-07.
birth
Percy Bysshe Shelley is born
Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet, known for english poet, was born on 1792-08-04.
Notable Deaths
death
Leopold II dies
Leopold II dies
death
Tiradentes dies
Tiradentes dies
death
Richard Arkwright dies
Richard Arkwright, English inventor and entrepreneur, known for english inventor and entrepreneur, died on 1792-08-03.
death
Frederick North dies
Frederick North dies
death
George Mason dies
George Mason founding father and bill of rights advocate, known for american founding father and bill of rights advocate, died on 1792-10-07. George Mason (December 11, 1725 [O.S.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened in 1792?
- In 1792, there were 48 significant historical events. Notable events include US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance, King Gustav III of Sweden is shot by Count Jacob Johan Anckarström at a masked ball at the opera and dies on March 29, The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quart.
- Who was born in 1792?
- 3 notable figures were born in 1792, including Gioachino Rossini is born, John Herschel is born, Percy Bysshe Shelley is born.
- Who died in 1792?
- 5 notable figures passed away in 1792, including Leopold II dies, Tiradentes dies, Richard Arkwright dies.