21 events found for 1792
France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered
"La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars
The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement
A lava dome collapses on Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimbara on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, creating a deadly tsun
Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States
Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain
The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.
French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards…
King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
Maximilien Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the…
During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman…
The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the Battle of Valmy.
French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.