Year 1792 (MDCCXCII Roman numerals are a numeral system of ancient Rome based on letters of the alphabet, which are combined to signify the sum of their values. The first ten Roman numerals are:) was a leap year starting on Sunday This is the calendar for any leap year starting on Sunday , such as 1984 or 2012. This is the only leap year with three occurrences of Friday the 13th (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius, and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom it was named, on 24 February 1582 by the papal bull Inter gravissimas (or a leap year starting on Thursday This is the calendar for any leap year starting on Thursday , such as 2004 of the 11-day slower Julian calendar The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, and came into force in 45 BC . It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year, known at least since Hipparchus. It has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12).

Events

January–March

• January 9 January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 356 days remaining until the end of the year – The Treaty of Jassy ends Russia Russia /ˈrʌʃə/ (Russian: Россия, (rʌˈsʲijə), or the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация (help·info), Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), is a country extending over much of northern Eurasia (Europe and Asia together). It is a semi-presidential republic comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares land borders's war with the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey (see the other names of the Ottoman State), was an empire that lasted from 1299 to November 1, 1922 (as an imperial monarchy) or July 24, 1923 (de jure, as a state.) It was succeeded by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on over Crimea Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukrainian: Крим, Автономна Республіка Крим; Russian: Крым, Автономная Республика Крым,Avtonomnaja Respublika Krym; Crimean Tatar: Qırım, Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyeti) is the only autonomous republic of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of.
• February 20 February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining until the end of the year – The Postal Service Act The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department. It was signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792, establishing the United States Post Office Department The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government (see 39 U.S.C. § 201) responsible for providing postal service in the United States, is signed by President George Washington The Continental Congress appointed Washington commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces in 1775. The following year, he forced the British out of Boston, lost New York City, and crossed the Delaware River in New Jersey, defeating the surprised enemy units later that year. As a result of his strategy, Revolutionary forces captured the.
• March 1 March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 305 days remaining until the end of the year – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. In 1804 he had founded the Austrian Empire and became Francis I of Austria (Franz I.), the first Emperor of, the last emperor, takes office.
• March 16 March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 290 days remaining until the end of the year – King Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great is shot in the back by Jacob Johan Anckarström at a midnight masquerade at the Royal Opera in Stockholm; he lives until March 29, and is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf Gustav IV Adolf , was King of Sweden from 1792 until his abdication in 1809. He was the son of Gustav III of Sweden and his queen consort Sophia Magdalena, eldest daughter of Frederick V of Denmark and his first wife Louise of Great Britain. He was the last Swedish ruler of Finland.
• March 20 March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 286 days remaining until the end of the year – A new capital of North Carolina North Carolina ( /ˌnɔrθ kærəˈlaɪnə/ ) is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties and its capital is Raleigh and county seat of the newly formed Wake County Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2007, the population was 832,970, making it the second most populated county in the state after Mecklenburg County. Its county seat is Raleigh, which is also the state capital is established after North Carolina State Senator A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature and surveyor William Christmas submits his design for the city. A few months later the capital is officially named Raleigh Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the “City of Oaks” for its many oak trees. It is the second most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte. The estimated population on January 1, 2009 was 385,507. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it is the fastest growing in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh , was a famed English writer, poet, soldier, courtier and explorer.

April-June

• April 2 April 2 is the 92nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 273 days remaining until the end of the year – The Coinage Act The Coinage Act or the Mint Act, passed by the United States Congress on April 2, 1792, established the United States Mint and regulated coinage of the United States. The long title of the legislation is An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States. This act established the dollar as the unit of money in the United is passed establishing the United States Mint The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. The main Mint facility is located in Washington, D.C., and branch facilities are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and West Point, New York.
• April 5 April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 270 days remaining until the end of the year – United States President The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition. The President leads the executive branch of the federal government and is one of only two elected members of the executive branch George Washington The Continental Congress appointed Washington commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces in 1775. The following year, he forced the British out of Boston, lost New York City, and crossed the Delaware River in New Jersey, defeating the surprised enemy units later that year. As a result of his strategy, Revolutionary forces captured the vetoes A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute or limited (as in the legislative process of the United States, where a two thirds vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation.) a bill designed to apportion representatives among U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the 50 subnational entities of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. However, state citizenship is very flexible, and no government approval is required. This is the first time the presidential veto is used in the United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the.
• April 20 April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of the year – France France ( /ˈfræns/ or /ˈfrɑːns/; French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean declares war against Austria Austria /ˈɔstria/ (help·info) (German: Österreich) ( Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) ( Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east,.
• April 21 April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 254 days remaining until the end of the year – Tiradentes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes , was a leading member of the Brazilian revolutionary movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira whose aim was full independence from the Portuguese colonial power and to create a Brazilian republic. When the plan was discovered, Tiradentes was arrested, tried and publicly hanged. Since the 19th, prime figure in the Inconfidência Mineira plot, is executed in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city of Brazil and South America, and the second largest metropolitan area in South America; in both cases behind São Paulo. It is the state capital of Rio de Janeiro. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 during the Portuguese colonial era, and from 1822 to 1960 as an, Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil) listen (help·info), is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the.
• April 24 April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of the year – The guillotine The guillotine was a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which a blade is suspended. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the victim's head from their body. The device is noted for long being the main method of execution in France and, more particularly, is first used experimentally in France France ( /ˈfræns/ or /ˈfrɑːns/; French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean.
• April 25 April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 250 days remaining until the end of the year
  • Highwayman The word highwayman is first attested from the year 1617. The term "highwayman" is mainly applied to robbers who travelled on a horse, as opposed to those who robbed on foot . Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior to foot-pads. Slang names for them included 'knights of the road' and 'gentlemen of the road'. Such Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine The guillotine was a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which a blade is suspended. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the victim's head from their body. The device is noted for long being the main method of execution in France and, more particularly,.
  • La Marseillaise "La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France, the French France ( /ˈfræns/ or /ˈfrɑːns/; French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean national anthem A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people, is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
• May 11 May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 234 days remaining until the end of the year – Captain Robert Gray Robert Gray was an American merchant sea-captain and explorer. He captained the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, in 1790, and also entered and named the Columbia River, in 1792. His trading voyages to the northern Pacific coast of North America pioneered the American sea-borne fur trade there becomes the first white man to enter the Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is named after the Columbia Rediviva, the first ship from the western world known to have traveled up the river. It stretches from British Columbia through Washington state, forming much of the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the.
• May 17 May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 228 days remaining until the end of the year – The Buttonwood Agreement is signed, beginning the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange is an equity exchange located at 11 Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York, USA. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar value of its listed companies' securities. As of October 2008, the combined capitalization of all domestic New York Stock Exchange listed companies was US$10.1 trillion.
• May 18 May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 227 days remaining until the end of the year – War in defence of the constitution: Russia Russia /ˈrʌʃə/ (Russian: Россия, (rʌˈsʲijə), or the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация (help·info), Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), is a country extending over much of northern Eurasia (Europe and Asia together). It is a semi-presidential republic comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares land borders invades Poland Poland /ˈpoʊlənd/ (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total.
• May 21 May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 224 days remaining until the end of the year – An old lava dome collapses in Kyūshū Kyūshū or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include Kyūkoku (九国 Nine States), Chinzei (鎮西 West of the Pacified Area), and Tsukushi-no-shima (筑紫島 Island of Tsukushi). The historical regional name Saikaidō (西海道 West Sea Circuit) referred to, Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which when Mount Unzen volcano A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface. Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a period of time. The word volcano is derived from Italian vulcano, after Vulcan, the Roman erupts; the resulting avalanche An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, from either natural triggers or human activity. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the descending snow. Powerful avalanches have the capability to entrain ice, rocks, trees, and other material on the slope; however avalanches are always initiated in and tsunami A tsunami (pronounced /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/) is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train) that is caused when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. The Japanese term is literally translated into "harbor wave." kills about 14,300 people.
• June 1 June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of the year – Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( /kɨnˈtʌki/ ) is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern states (in particular the Upland South), but it is sometimes included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwest. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a becomes the 15th state of The United States of America The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the
• June 4 June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 210 days remaining until the end of the year – Captain George Vancouver Captain George Vancouver RN was an officer in the Royal Navy, best known for his exploration of the North-West Coast of North America, including the shores of the modern day Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. He also explored the southwest coast of Australia claims Puget Sound Puget Sound is sound or complex of inland marine waterways in the northwestern part of Washington, United States, extending from the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca south to the head of the sound at the state capital of Olympia. It branches out from Admiralty Inlet and Deception Pass in the north to Olympia, Washington in the south. The for Great Britain The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801. It was created by the merger of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, under the Acts of Union 1707, to create a single kingdom encompassing the whole of the island of Great.
• June 13 June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 201 days remaining until the end of the year – Vancouver becomes the first European to enter Burrard Inlet Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver.
• June 13 June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 201 days remaining until the end of the year – Prussia Prussia (German: Preußen ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Latvian: Prūsija; Lithuanian: Prūsija; Polish: Prusy; Czech: Prusko; Old Prussian: Prūsa) was a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on German and European history. The last capital of declares war against France France ( /ˈfræns/ or /ˈfrɑːns/; French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean

July–September

• August 10 August 10 is the 222nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 143 days remaining until the end of the year – French Revolution The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of citizenship and: The Tuileries Palace The Palais des Tuileries was a royal palace in Paris. It stood on the right bank of the River Seine until 1871, when it was destroyed in the upheaval during the suppression of the Paris Commune. It closed off the western end of the Louvre courtyard, which has remained open since the destruction of the palace is stormed, and Louis XVI of France Louis XVI ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. Suspended and arrested during the Insurrection of 10 August 1792, he was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of treason, and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793. He was the only king of France to be executed is arrested and taken into custody.
• September September (help·info) is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days – George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney sails from Portsmouth Portsmouth (pronounced /ˈpɔərtsməθ/ ) city located in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the UK's only island city and is located on Portsea Island. It is commonly nicknamed Pompey. The administrative unit itself has a population of 197,700, which forms part of the wider Portsmouth conurbation, with an to China China has one of the world's oldest and continuous civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. It has the world's longest continuously used written language system, and is the source of many major inventions, such as what the British scholar and biochemist Joseph Needham called the "four great.
• September 2 September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 120 days remaining until the end of the year – During what becomes known as the September Massacres The September Massacres were a wave of mob violence which overtook Paris in late summer 1792, during the French Revolution. By the time it had subsided, half the prison population of Paris had been executed: some 1,200 trapped prisoners, including many women and young boys. Sporadic violence, in particular against the Roman Catholic Church, would of the French Revolution The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of citizenship and, rampaging mobs slaughter 3 Roman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church, [note 1] is the world's largest Christian church, representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world's population. The Catholic Church is a communion of the Western Rite and 22 autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches (called particular churches), comprising 2,795 bishops A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is a ministerial office within Christianity, synonymous with elder, pastor, and presbyter; the other office being deacon. Within the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and more than 200 priests A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which may also apply to such persons collectively.
• September 11 September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days remaining until the end of the year. It is usually the first day of the Coptic calendar and Ethiopian calendar (in the period AD 1900 to AD 2099) – Six men steal some of the former French Crown jewels from a warehouse where the revolutionary government had stored them.
• September 20 September 20 is the 263rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 102 days remaining until the end of the year – Battle of Valmy The Battle of Valmy, also known as the Cannonade of Valmy, was a tactically indecisive artillery engagement, but strategically it ensured the survival of the French Revolution. As such, and despite its minor size, it appears as one of the most decisive battles in history, as well as one of the first times a mix of old soldiers and raw volunteers: French revolutionary army defeats Prussians under the Duke of Brunswick after 7-hour artillery duel.
• September 21 September 21 is the 264th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 101 days remaining until the end of the year – The French Convention abolishes the monarchy and establishes the First Republic.
• September 22 – The Era of the historical French Republican Calendar begins.

October–December

• October 12 – The first Columbus Day celebration in the USA is held in New York, 300 years after his arrival in the New World.
• October 13 – Foundation of Washington, DC: The cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion, known as the White House after 1818, is laid.
• October 29 – Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Samuel Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton, who spots the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.
• December 3 – George Washington is re-elected President of the United States.
• December 26 – The trial of Louis XVI of France begins.

Undated

• The Baptist Missionary Society is founded in Kettering, England.
• Dominique-Jean Larrey, chief surgeon of the Grand Armee of France, creates the first ambulance wagons specifically designed as ambulances.
• Tipu Sultan invades Kerala in India, but is repulsed.
• Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, an astronomer, publishes The Tables of the Sun, an essential early work for navigation.
• Claude Chappe successfully demonstrates the first semaphore line, between Paris and Lille.
• William Murdoch begins experimenting with gas lighting.
• George Anschutz constructs the first blast furnace in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Thomas Holcroft produces the play Road to Ruin in London.
• Barthelemy Catherine Joubert, later general, becomes sub-lieutenant.
• Johann Georg Albrechtberger becomes Kapellmeister in Vienna.
• The State Street Corporation is founded.
• Shiloh Meeting House, predecessor of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, is founded.
• Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is published.

• The first written examinations in Europe are held at Cambridge University, England.

Ongoing events

• French Revolution (1789-1799).
• French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802).
• Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)
• Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766-1799)

Births

January-June

• January 12 – Johann Arfvedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841)
• February 10 – Captain Frederick Marryat, British author (d. 1848)
• February 17 – Karl Ernst von Baer, German naturalist (d. 1876)
• February 29 – Gioacchino Rossini, Italian composer (d. 1868)
• March 3 – Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler, German church historian (d. 1854)
• March 4 – Samuel Slocum, American inventor (d. 1861)
• March 7 – John Herschel, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1871)
• April 1 – Karl Gottlob Zumpt, German scholar (d. 1894)
• April 23 – John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)
• April 25 – John Keble, British poet (d. 1866)
• May 13 – Pope Pius IX (d. 1878)
• May 15 – James Mayer Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1868)
• May 17 – Anne Isabella Milbanke, English wife of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
• May 18 – Margaret Ann Neve, supercentenarian (d. 1903)
• May 21 – Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, French engineer and scientist (d. 1843)
• June 15 – John Pascoe Fawkner, pioneer and newspaper publisher in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (d. 1869)
• June 16 – John Linnell, British painter (d. 1882)

July-December

• July 7 – William Henry Smith, British businessman (d. 1865)
• July 10 – George M. Dallas, U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States (d. 1864)
• June 21 – Ferdinand Christian Baur, German theologian (d. 1860)
• August 4 – Percy Bysshe Shelley, British poet (d. 1822)
• August 13 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen of William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1849)
• August 18 – John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)
• September 19 – William Backhouse Astor, Sr., American business tycoon (d. 1875)
• September 26 – William Hobson, first Governor of New Zealand (d. 1842)
• October 29 – Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, Explorer and Surveyor-General of New South Wales, Australia (d. 1855)
• November 11 – Mary Anne Evans, wife of Benjamin Disraeli (d. 1872)
• November 28 – Victor Cousin, French philosopher (d. 1867)
• December 1 – Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1856)
• December 6 – William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
• date unknown – Matteo Carcassi, Italian musician and composer (d. 1853)

Deaths

January-June

• February 15- John Witherspoon
• February 23 – Sir Joshua Reynolds, British painter (b. 1723)
• March 1 – Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1747)
• March 3 – Robert Adam, British architect (b. 1728)
• March 10 – John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1713)
• March 29 – King Gustav III of Sweden (assassinated) (b. 1746)
• April 3
  • George Pocock, British admiral (b. 1706)
  • John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English statesman (b. 1718)
• April 4 – James Sykes, American politician (b. 1725)
• April 14 – Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (b. 1720)
• April 23 – Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer (b. 1741)
• April 30 – John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English statesman (b. 1718)
• May 10 – John Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress
• May 12 – Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (b. 1710)
• May 24 – George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, British naval officer (b. 1718)
• June 4 – John Burgoyne, British general (b. 1723)

July-December

• July 3 – Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (b. 1721)
• July 18 – John Paul Jones, American naval captain (b. 1747)
• July 29 – René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (b. 1714)
• August 5 – Frederick North, Lord North, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1732)
• August 25 – Jacques Cazotte, French writer (b. 1719)
• September 3 – Princesse de Lamballe, French friend of Marie Antoinette (murdered)
• September 8 – Charles d'Abancourt, French statesman (b. 1758)
• September 18 – August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader (b. 1704)
• September 25 – Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman (b. 1710)
• October 7 – George Mason, American patriot (b. 1725)
• October 22 – Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (b. 1725)
• October 28
  • Paul Möhring, German physician and scientist (b. 1710)
  • John Smeaton, English civil engineer (b. 1724)
• December 15 – Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (b. 1756)
• date unknown – Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab, Arabic preacher (b. 1703)

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