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Birthday July 26, 1792

• The temperature on July 26, 1792 was about 16.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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.
  • May 15 » War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.
  • May 21 » A lava dome collapses on Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimbara on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, creating a deadly tsunami that kills nearly 15,000 people.
  • July 25 » The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.
  • October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1782 » John Field, Irish pianist and composer († 1837)
• 1791 » Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1844)
• 1796 » George Catlin, American painter, author, and traveler († 1872)
• 1802 » Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 42nd President of Mexico († 1855)
• 1819 » Justin Holland, American guitarist and educator († 1887)
• 1829 » Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate († 1912)