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What Happened in June 1792

Historical Events

  • Jun 1 Kentucky admitted as 15th US state
  • Jun 4 Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain
  • Jun 12 Captain George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver, British Columbia

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Jun 13 King Louis XVI dissmisses French government

King of France Louis XVI
King of France
Louis XVI
  • Jun 21 Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil & Mexicana off Vancouver, British Columbia

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 9 Frederic de Merode, Earl of Merode, Belgian revolutionary, born in Maastricht (d. 1830)
  • Jun 16 Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)
  • Jun 16 John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)
  • Jun 19 Gustav Schwab, German writer, born in Stuttgart (d. 1850)

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 4 John Burgoyne, British general (surrendered at Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War), dies at 70
  • Jun 16 Benjamin Tupper, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (b. 1738)
  • Jun 25 Thomas Peters, Early Sierra Leonean founder (b. 1738)
  • Jun 30 Francesco Antonio Rosetti, composer, dies

What Happened in 1792

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