February 20 » The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
March 29 » King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
May 11 » Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.
June 1 » Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
August 10 » French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
September 20 » French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the Battle of Valmy.
Christening day February 17, 1792
The temperature on February 17, 1792 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw. Source: KNMI
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