What happened in 1792
11 entries recorded for 1792, listed by date. That was 234 years ago.
1792 at a glance
- Years ago
- 234 (as of 2026)
- Century
- 18th century
- Decade
- 1790s
- Generation born
- Before the named generations
- Entries here
- 11
- Breakdown
- 11 historical events
January
- January 25
Thomas Hardy (political reformer)
Thomas Hardy founded the London Corresponding Society to seek a "radical reform of parliament", later influencing the reform movements of early-19th-century England.
April
- April 25
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
French composer Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle wrote "La Marseillaise", now the national anthem of France.
May
- May 29
Great Sejm
The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was disbanded following the Russian invasion of Poland.
June
- June 4
George Vancouver
Captain George Vancouver of the Royal Navy claimed the land around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest for Great Britain.
July
- July 11
Belfast Harp Festival
The Belfast Harp Festival, an early event in the Gaelic revival, began at the Assembly Rooms.
August
- August 10
French Revolution
French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace (depicted), effectively ending the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.
September
- September 2
French Revolution
French Revolution: Due to an overwhelming fear that foreign armies would attack Paris and prisoners would revolt, revolutionaries began the summary execution of more than a thousand prisoners.
- September 20
French Army
The French Army achieved its first major victory of the War of the First Coalition at the Battle of Valmy.
October
- October 3
Valdivia
Spanish forces departed Valdivia to suppress the indigenous Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
- October 29
William Robert Broughton
William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood.
December
- December 18
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine (depicted) was found guilty of seditious libel for the publication of the second part of his book Rights of Man.
Questions about 1792
What happened in 1792?
This site records 11 entries for 1792, including Thomas Hardy (political reformer) on January 25. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 1792?
234 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1792 turns 234 this year.
Which century is 1792 in?
1792 falls in the 18th century, in the 1790s.
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