Rulers:
• Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796)
• Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808)
• George Washington, 1st President of the United States (1789-1797)
Events:
• Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontevraud closed in Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France.
• Nationalmuseum founded in Stockholm as “Kungliga Museet” (Royal Museum).
Births:
• Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)
• Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822)
Deaths:
• Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga, Manuel (1784-1792)
• Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792)
Literature:
• Blake, William (1757-1827): Songs of Innocence, and Songs of Experience (1789-94)
• Blake, William (1757-1827): The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-93)
• Robespierre, Maximilien de (1758-1794): Discours par Maximilien Robespierre, 5 Fevrier 1791-11 Janvier 1792 (French)
Art:
• Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Amore e Psiche (1787-93)
• Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Autoritratto (1792)
• Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): Las gigantillas (1791-92)
• Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): Mujeres conversando (c.1792-96)