1792
year
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
January–March
January 9 – The Treaty of Jassy ends the Russian Empire's war with the Ottoman Empire over Crimea.
January 25 – The London Corresponding Society is founded.
February 18 – Thomas Holcroft produces the comedy The Road to Ruin in London.
February 20
The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.
Parliament House, Dublin catches fire during a legislative session. "Although in imminent danger of the roof falling in," it is noted later, "the House did not adjourn until a proper motion had been put and carried in the affirmative."
March 1 – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, the last emperor, takes office.
March 7 – A settlement is formed in Sierra Leone in West Africa as a home for freed slaves.
March 16 – Assassination of Gustav III: King Gustav III of Sweden is shot in the back by Jacob Johan Anckarström, at a midnight masquerade at the Royal Opera in Stockholm; he lives until March 29, and is then succeeded by his 14-year-old son, Gustav IV Adolf.
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