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Born on Friday August 31, 1792
- Albertus (Aaldert) van Luijt, Uitgeest
- Arij van Tienderen, Zuid Beijerland († 1833)
- Albertus(Aaldert) Luijt, Uitgeest,Gemeente Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Marinusse Bolle, Duivendijke († 1824)
- Adrianus Mulder, 's-Gravenhage
- Adrianus van Maaren, Gouda († 1869)
- Anna Ruigrok, Zoetermeer
- Adrianus van Maaren, Gouda († 1869)
- Adrianus Adriaan Van Akere van AKEREN, Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel († 1851)
- Adriaan Bolle, Duivendijke († 1824)
Died on Friday August 31, 1792
- Arent Tijmen ( Reinderts) van Oosten (76), Hoogeveen nederland
- Antonius Goorts van Bussel (65), Asten, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
- Jane (Goode) Good (45), Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA
- Jan Willemszoon VLAAR (23), Zwaagdijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arend Reijnders van Oosten (80), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Cornil CHEYNS, Westkerke, 35023, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Jan Willemsz Vlaar (23)
- Herman van Doesburgh (39), Zaltbommel,Gemeente Zaltbommel,Gelderland,Netherlands
- Cornelius Martinus Cheyns (64), Westkerke
- Jan Willemse Vlaar (23), Wervershoof
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 31, 1792 at Delpher
Born on August 31
- 1741 » Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator († 1816)
- 1748 » Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright († 1820)
- 1767 » Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen († 1798)
- 1775 » Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author († 1836)
- 1797 » Stephen Geary, English architect, inventor and entrepreneur († 1854)
- 1802 » Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general († 1834)
- 1821 » Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist († 1894)
- 1823 » Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1907)
- 1834 » Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator († 1886)
- 1842 » Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist († 1924)
Died on August 31
- 1730 » Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
- 1741 » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
- 1772 » William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
- 1795 » François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)
- 1799 » Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)
- 1811 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
- 1814 » Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
- 1817 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
- 1818 » Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745)
- 1867 » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
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)
- 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.
- September 20 » French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the Battle of Valmy.
- September 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
- October 3 » A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
- 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.
Weather August 31, 1792
The temperature on August 31, 1792 was about 17.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.