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Birthday February 20, 1792

• The temperature on February 20, 1792 was about -10 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1792: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 16 » King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
  • April 2 » The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
  • April 5 » United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
  • 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.
  • October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1774 » Vicente Sebastián Pintado, Spanish cartographer, engineer, military officer and land surveyor of Spanish Louisiana and Spanish West Florida († 1829)
• 1784 » Judith Montefiore, British linguist, travel writer, philanthropist († 1862)
• 1792 » Eliza Courtney, French daughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire († 1859)
• 1794 » William Carleton, Irish author († 1869)
• 1802 » Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer († 1870)
• 1819 » Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician († 1882)