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April 7, 1792Born on Sunday April 8, 1792
- Anna de Graaf, Dwarsdijk († 1862)
- Angenita Hilleman, Oude Tonge († 1828)
- Anje Jans Stol, Tinallinge, Groningen, Nederland († 1848)
- Anglia Langenkamp, Oldenzaal († 1861)
- Ann Margaret Elizabeth Mosher
- Abraham (Joseph) Alexander Hertog, Meerssen († 1866)
- Ann MOULE, Sandon, Hertfordshire, England
- Anna Catharina Laurens, Wilmarsdonk († 1826)
- Adriana de Bondt, Hei en Boeicop, The Netherlands († 1802)
- Adriana de Bruin, Naaldwijk
Died on Sunday April 8, 1792
- Bartholomé Hotoit (62), Élouges, Hainaut, Belgique
- Catharina Van Reeth (64), Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Dionisius Stocks, St. Odiliënberg
- Jean Francois Desbonnet (73), Saint Léger (B)
- Cornelius Coetzier (81)
- Joannes-Sebastianus Schrevens (68), Lubbeek
- Adam Bonten (58), Lank Latum Meerbusch
- Anna Adelheid Landwehr (18), Schale, Pruissen, Westfalen
- Dina Gillis de LANGEN (57), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joanna Catharina Verschueren, Willebroek
Born on April 8
- 1726 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician († 1798)
- 1732 » David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician († 1796)
- 1761 » William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary († 1850)
- 1770 » John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician († 1830)
- 1798 » Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author († 1857)
- 1818 » August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic († 1892)
- 1818 » Christian IX of Denmark († 1906)
- 1826 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier († 1890)
- 1827 » Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician († 1898)
- 1842 » Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator († 1933)
Died on April 8
- 1697 » Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
- 1704 » Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
- 1704 » Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
- 1709 » Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)
- 1725 » John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)
- 1735 » Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
- 1848 » Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)
- 1860 » István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (b.1791)
- 1861 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)
- 1870 » Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)
Names that were popular for boys in 1792
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- Adrianus
- Arij
Names that were popular for girls in 1792
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Joanna
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Adriana
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1792
- 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)
- January 25 » The London Corresponding Society is founded.
- March 16 » King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
- June 1 » Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
- June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- October 3 » A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
- October 13 » In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
Weather April 8, 1792
The temperature on April 8, 1792 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.