What Happened in 1792 — Events, Births & Deaths
1792 brings together 10 events, 0 birthdays and 0 deaths recorded across history.
January 1
- January 12
Federalist Thomas Pinckney appointed first U.S. minister to Britain.
April 4
- April 2
The Coinage Act is passed by Congress, establishing the United States Mint.
- April 20
France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.
- April 25
Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
- April 28
France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
August 1
- August 13
King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
September 1
- September 22
Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
October 2
- October 3
A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
- October 13
In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
November 1
- November 6
Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars.