What happened in 1792?
109 recorded events in 1792, including 47 in people, 23 in wars & conflicts and 10 in economy & trade.
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Wars & Conflicts 23
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French Revolutionary Wars
1792–1802 series of conflicts between the French Republic and several European monarchies
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War of the First Coalition
1792–1797 set of battles between the French revolutionaries and the neighbouring monarchies
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Battle of Valmy
1792 battle during the War of the First Coalition
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Polish–Russian War of 1792
War between the Commonwealth of Poland and the Russian Empire
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Battle of Jemappes
1792 battle during the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Verdun
1792 battle during the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Zieleńce
Battle of the 1792 Polish–Russian War
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Siege of Thionville
1792 siege during the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Dubienka
1792 battle
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Battle of Marquain
1792 it was a conflict between Austria and the Kingdom of France during the War of the First Coalition
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Siege de Lille
1792 battle
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Siege of Mainz
1792 siege during the War of the First Coalition
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Capture of Porrentruy
1792 battle of the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Boruszkowce
Battle in the Polish–Russian War of 1792
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Battle of Anderlecht
1792 battle of the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Mir
Battle in the Polish–Russian War of 1792
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Battle of Quiévrain
1792 battle of the War of the First Coalition
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Siege of Namur
1792 siege during the War of the First Coalition
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Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets
1792 conflict in Haiti
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Battle of Opsa
1792 battle
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Battle of Brest (1792)
Battle of Brest (1792) (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Limburg
1792
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Siege of Seringapatam
1792 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Jassy
1792 treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
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People 47
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Nguyễn Huệ died
Vietnamese emperor
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Samuel Hearne died
British explorer
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Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave died
British explorer (1744-1792)
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Richard Arkwright died
Textile entrepreneur; developer of the spinning frame (known as the water frame)
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John Smeaton died
English engineer (1724-1792)
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Guillaume Le Gentil died
French astronomer
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Isabel de Godín died
Spanish traveler
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Maximilian Hell died
Slovak-Hungarian Jesuit, astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (1720–1792)
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Sven Rinman died
Swedish chemist and mineralogist (1720-1792)
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Domenico Troili died
Italian astronomer
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Louis Joseph d'Albert d'Ailly died
French chemist and aristocrat
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Reuben Burrow died
British mathematician and orientalist
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August Nordenskiöld died
Swedish alchemist
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Jean Bernard Bossu died
French officer and explorer
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Marie Jeanne Riccoboni died
French novelist (1713–1792)
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Gaetano Guadagni died
Italian opera singer (1728-1792)
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Sophie Charlotte Ackermann died
German actress
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Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon died
French violinist, composer and music theorist (1730-1792)
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Mary Bulkley died
English dancer and actress
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Antoine Pitrot died
French ballet dancer and choreographer
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Cathrine Marie Gielstrup died
Danish actress
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Johann Heinrich Böhm died
Austrian actor, singer and theatre director and manager
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Percy Bysshe Shelley born
Born in Horsham. British Romantic poet (1792–1822).
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John Frederick William Herschel born
Born in Slough. English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer (1792–1871).
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell born
Born in Mayfair. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1846–1852 and 1865–1866 (1792–1878).
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William II of the Netherlands born
Born in The Hague. King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849).
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George M. Dallas born
Born in Philadelphia. Vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849 (1792–1864).
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Johann Peter Eckermann born
Born in Winsen. German poet and writer (1792–1854).
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Alexander Ypsilantis born
Born in Constantinople. Greek general (1792-1828).
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Victor Cousin born
Born in Paris. French philosopher (1792–1867).
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John Bowring born
Born in Exeter. 4th Governor of Hong Kong; hymnwriter; translator (1792-1872).
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Francisco de Paula Santander born
Born in Villa del Rosario. Colombian military and political leader (1792-1840).
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Frederick Marryat born
Born in London. British naval officer and novelist (1792–1848).
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Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet born
Born in Ross and Cromarty. British geologist (1792-1871).
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Joseph Mohr born
Born in Salzburg. Austrian priest and composer (1792–1848).
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Pyotr Vyazemsky born
Born in Moscow. Leading personality of the Golden Age of Russian poetry (1792–1878).
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Nadira born
Born in Andijan. Poet and queen regent in the Khanate of Kokand.
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Andrés de Santa Cruz born
Born in La Paz. Supreme protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation.
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Gustav Schwab born
Born in Stuttgart. German teacher, pastor, author and editor (1792–1850).
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Manuel Oribe born
Born in Montevideo. 2nd President of Uruguay (1835-38).
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José Joaquín de Herrera born
Born in Perote. President of Mexico (1792-1854).
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Maria Quitéria born
Born in Feira de Santana. Brazilian lieutenant and national heroine (1792–1853).
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Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach born
Born in Weimar. German nobleman.
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Lucas Alamán born
Born in Guanajuato. Mexican historian and politician of the XIX century (1792-1853).
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Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde born
Born in Glasgow. British Army officer (1792-1863).
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Abraham Jacob van der Aa born
Born in Amsterdam. Dutch writer and academic (1792-1857).
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José María Carreño born
Born in Cúa. President of Venezuela (1792–1849).
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Science & Technology 4
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Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University
Astronomical observatory
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Ospedale di San Carlo
Hospital in Rome, destroyed in 1939
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Real Academia de Nobles y Bellas Artes de San Luis
Royal Academy situated in Zaragoza
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Ujazdowski Hospital in Warsaw
Military hospital in Warsaw, Poland
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Exploration & Discovery 4
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Tematangi
Island in French Polynesia
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Campo Iemini Venus
Statue of Venus (modest Venus)
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Stone of Tmutarakan
Stone of Tmutarakan (Exploration & Discovery).
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Rahvalod Stone
Rahvalod Stone (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Salah Bey Mosque
Building in Algeria
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Church of Santa Sofia, Lendinara
Church building in Lendinara, Italy
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Our Lady of Kazan church in Arzamas
Temple in Arzamas, Russia
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Church of the Transfiguration
Temple in Spasskoe, Russia
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Economy & Trade 10
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State Street Corporation
US-based international financial services holding company
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Jerónimo Martins
Portuguese trading company
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Beamish and Crawford
Company
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Alm. Brand
Alm. Brand (Economy & Trade).
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J. P. Bemberg
Textile manufacturing company
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N. Schiøtt & Hochbrandt
Shipbroking firm founded in 1792 in Copenhagen
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Sykes Bleaching Company
Sykes Bleaching Company (Economy & Trade).
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Charles Stanley & Co. Limited
UK investment management company
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Alexander Mathieson & Sons
UK business
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Petrie of Rochdale
English steam engine manufacturer founded in 1792
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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10 August insurrection
Insurrection and its outcome in French Revolution
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Demonstration of 20 June 1792
Riot
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Palacio de los Capitanes Generales
Spanish colonial building in Havana, Cuba
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African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
Church in United States
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Sør-Fron Church
Parish church in Sør-Fron municipality, Norway
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Åmotsdal kyrkje
Church building in Seljord, Eastern Norway
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Sandar Church
Church building in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway
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Puente Marqués de Ureña
Bridge in Spain
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Trinity Lutheran Church and Cemetery
Historic church and cemetery in Montgomery County, New York, United States
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Lutheran Church in Strand Street
Church in Cape Town, South Africa
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St Mary's Church, Cromford
Grade I listed church in Cromford, Derbyshire Dales, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 3
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Teatro La Fenice
Opera house in Venice, Italy
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Theatre Royal, Dumfries
Theatre in Dumfries, Scotland
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Théâtre de la Rue Saint Pierre
Former theater in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Empires & Countries 2
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French First Republic founded
French First Republic was founded, with its capital at Paris.
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French constitutional monarchy dissolved
French constitutional monarchy ceased to exist, having been centered at Paris.
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