Births on February 8

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria

Born on February 8, 1792

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1873)

Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (German: Karoline Auguste; Mannheim, 8 February 1792 – 9 February 1873 in Vienna) was Empress of Austria by marriage to Francis I of Austria. She was a daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. She married Crown Prince William of Württemberg, whom she divorced, and Emperor Francis I of Austria.

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Events on 1792

20 Feb

United States Postal Service
The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
5 Apr

Veto
United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
20 Apr

French Revolutionary Wars
France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of French Revolutionary Wars.
21 Apr

Hanged, drawn and quartered
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
15 May

Kingdom of Sardinia
War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.

Births on February 8

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria

Born on February 8, 1792

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Events on 1792

United States Postal Service

Veto

French Revolutionary Wars

Hanged, drawn and quartered

Kingdom of Sardinia