1792
year
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The year 1792 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. It was the 1792nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 792nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 92nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd of the 1790s decade.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1760s 1770s 1780s – 1790s – 1800s 1810s 1820s |
| Years: | 1789 1790 1791 – 1792 – 1793 1794 1795 |
Events change
- March 11 - The city of Freetown is founded in Sierra Leone.
- April 2 - The Coinage Act of 1792 standardizes the U.S. currency.
- June 1 - Kentucky becomes a U.S. state.
- September 22 - The Kingdom of France is replaced by the French First Republic.
- Unknown - James Johnstone proves that Vancouver Island is an island.[1]
Births change
- April 4 - Thaddeus Stevens, American Republican politician
- May 13 - Pope Pius IX, 256th Pope
- June 15 – Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, Australian explorer
- July 10 - George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States
- August 18 - John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician
- October 20 - John Pascoe Fawkner, pioneer and politician who started the city of Melbourne
- December 6 - William II of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Deaths change
- March 29 - Gustav III of Sweden, King of Sweden
- May 15 - Maria Luisa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress
- August 4 - John Burgoyne, British general
References change
- ↑ Robson, John (2007). "Hakluyt edition of Vancouver's journals". W. Kaye Lamb, editor, Vol. 2, p 616. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-07-27.