Timeline August 1792

Events in August 1792 3

• 1732 – 1792 Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792) Died 5 August 1792, aged 60 Frederick North, known as Lord North, served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, presiding over the loss of the American colonies in the Revolutionary War. He later formed a short-lived coalition government with Charles James Fox. He died in London on 5 August 1792.
• 1732 – 1792 Richard Arkwright (1732-1792) Died 3 August 1792, aged 59 Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and industrialist whose water-powered spinning frame mechanized cotton thread production. His mills established the factory system that became central to the Industrial Revolution. He was knighted in 1786 and died at Cromford, Derbyshire, on 3 August 1792.
• 1792 Storming of the Tuileries Palace Parisian insurgents overrun the royal residence On 10 August 1792 a mob of Parisians and National Guardsmen stormed the Tuileries Palace, killing most of the Swiss Guard defending it. King Louis XVI and his family had already fled to the Legislative Assembly for protection. The attack effectively ended the French monarchy's power and led to the king's imprisonment.