9 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