February 20 » The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
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 2 » During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
September 11 » The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
Christening day August 5, 1792
The temperature on August 5, 1792 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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.
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.
June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
July 25 » The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.
September 20 » French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the Battle of Valmy.
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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