August 1 » George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history.
August 7 » The Battle of Gangut: The first important victory of the Russian Navy.
September 11 » Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
September 18 » George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1.
Day of death October 22, 1792
The temperature on October 22, 1792 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 16 » King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
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.
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 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
October 13 » In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
October 29 » Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who sighted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.
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