1792
| 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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1792 MDCCXCII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2545 |
| Armenian calendar | 1241 ԹՎ ՌՄԽԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6542 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1713–1714 |
| Bengali calendar | 1199 |
| Berber calendar | 2742 |
| British Regnal year | 32 Geo. 3 – 33 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2336 |
| Burmese calendar | 1154 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7300–7301 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 4488 or 4428 — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 4489 or 4429 |
| Coptic calendar | 1508–1509 |
| Discordian calendar | 2958 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1784–1785 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5552–5553 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1848–1849 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1713–1714 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4892–4893 |
| Holocene calendar | 11792 |
| Igbo calendar | 792–793 |
| Iranian calendar | 1170–1171 |
| Islamic calendar | 1206–1207 |
| Japanese calendar | Kansei 4 (寛政４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1718–1719 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4125 |
| Minguo calendar | 120 before ROC 民前120年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 324 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2334–2335 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 1918 or 1537 or 765 — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 1919 or 1538 or 766 |
1792 (MDCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, 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 year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1792, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- 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 | change source]- 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 | change source]- 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 | change source]- ↑ 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.