Year by year · 18th century

1792

1792 in world history: 22 events, 15 births, 17 deaths, 3 states founded and 2 that came to an end. 1,281 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 9 January

    Treaty of Jassy ends the Russo-Turkish War

    The Ottoman Empire recognised Russia's annexation of Crimea and ceded the coast between the Bug and Dniester rivers. The treaty confirmed Russia as the dominant power on the northern Black Sea.

    Ottoman EmpireBlack SeaCrimea

  2. 7 February

    Austria and Prussia ally against Revolutionary France

    The two German powers signed a defensive alliance amid fears of the French Revolution. War broke out that April, beginning more than two decades of conflict across Europe.

    Austria

  3. 20 February

    Washington signs the Postal Service Act

    The act established the US Post Office on a permanent footing and allowed newspapers to be mailed cheaply. It helped bind together a scattered young republic.

  4. 2 April

    US Coinage Act creates the dollar and the Mint

    Congress passed the Coinage Act, establishing the United States Mint in Philadelphia and defining the dollar in silver and gold. It laid the foundations of American currency.

    United States

  5. 5 April

    George Washington issues the first presidential veto

    Washington vetoed a bill apportioning seats in the House of Representatives, judging it unconstitutional. It was the first use of a power that later presidents would wield thousands of times.

  6. 20 April

    France declares war on Austria

    The Legislative Assembly voted for war against the Habsburg monarch, opening the French Revolutionary Wars. Conflict between France and the European powers would last, almost unbroken, until 1815.

    Holy Roman EmpireFrench Revolutionary WarsAustria

  7. 17 May

    Brokers sign the Buttonwood Agreement on Wall Street

    Twenty-four brokers agreed to trade securities among themselves at a fixed commission. Their pact, traditionally signed under a buttonwood tree, is the origin of the New York Stock Exchange.

    New York

  8. 10 August

    Insurgents storm the Tuileries Palace in Paris

    Armed Parisians and provincial volunteers attacked the Tuileries, killing hundreds of the Swiss Guards. Louis XVI was suspended and imprisoned, and the French monarchy fell weeks later.

    Paris

  9. 2 September

    The September Massacres begin in Paris

    Fearing a Prussian advance and a plot among prisoners, crowds broke into Paris prisons and killed some 1,100 to 1,400 inmates over five days. The massacres foreshadowed the Terror.

    Paris

  10. 13 October

    The cornerstone of the White House is laid

    Freemasons laid the cornerstone of the President's House in the new federal city of Washington. Designed by James Hoban, it has housed every US president since John Adams.

  11. 6 November · Battle

    Battle of Jemappes

    The Battle of Jemappes was fought on 6 November 1792 near Mons in the Austrian Netherlands.

  12. 11 December

    Louis XVI goes on trial before the National Convention

    The deposed king, now called Louis Capet, appeared before the National Convention to answer charges of treason. He was convicted and guillotined in January 1793.

  13. Revolt

    Targowica Confederation

    The Targowica Confederation was an alliance of Polish-Lithuanian magnates formed in 1792 to overturn the reformist Constitution of 3 May 1791.

  14. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Seringapatam

    The Treaty of Seringapatam was signed in March 1792 by Tipu Sultan of Mysore with the British East India Company and its allies, the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad, ending the Third Anglo-Mysore War.

  15. Battle

    Battle of Valmy

    The Battle of Valmy, fought on 20 September 1792 in Champagne in north-eastern France, halted the Prussian-led invasion that threatened revolutionary Paris.

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Wars and longer events

Born in 1792 15

Died in 1792 17

States founded 3

States that came to an end 2

Great speeches

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