1692 - What happened in 1692 ?

February 1692

Friday 08:

A doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony declares that three teenaged girls are under domination of Satan, leading to the Salem witch trials.

Wednesday 13:

Massacre of Glencoe : About 78 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.

March 1692

Saturday 01:

The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts.

June 1692

Saturday 07:

Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1600 people are killed and 3000 are seriously injured.

Tuesday 10:

Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".

Tuesday 24:

Kingston, Jamaica founded.

August 1692

Tuesday 19:

Salem Witch Trials: In Salem, Massachusetts five women and a clergyman are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.

September 1692

Friday 19:

Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials.

Monday 22:

Last people hanged for witchcraft in the United States.