1692
| Years: 1689 1690 1691 – 1692 – 1693 1694 1695 | |
| Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s – 1690s – 1700s 1710s 1720s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1692 in topic: | |
Events
- February 13 – Massacre of Glencoe
- March 1 – The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft.
- June 10 – Salem Witch Trials: three women hanged for witchcraft.
- August 19 – Salem Witch Trials: three women and four men are hanged for witchcraft.
- September 19 – Salem Witch Trials: a man is pressed to death in an attempt to torture him into entering a plea.
- September 22 – Salem Witch Trials: six women and two men are hanged for witchcraft!
Births
- April 5 – Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730)
- April 8 – Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer and violinist (d. 1770)
- April 22 – James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)
- May 18 – Joseph Butler, English priest and theologian (d. 1752)
- November 15 – Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (d. 1775)
Deaths
- November 19 – Thomas Shadwell, English poet and playwright
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