In the year 1692, the Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with three women being charged of witchcraft (Mar 1), the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty issues the Edict of Toleration, recognizing the Roman Catholic Church and legalizing missions and their conversion of Chinese people (Mar 22), the last of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials are hanged, and the remainder are eventually released (Sep 22), a slave revolt is crushed in Barbados (Oct 21) - and all these fine people were born:

1692-0220 John Byrom* poet/inventor of shorthand - Manchester, England (1763/71)
1692-0225 Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz* German adventurer/writer - Issum (1775/83)

1692-0325 Gustaf Lithou* Finnish poet writing in Latin/active in Sweden - Liminka, Sweden-Finland (1753/61)

1692-0408 Giuseppe Tartini* Italian violinist/composer - Venice, Republic of Venice (1770/77)
1692-0415 Halldór Brynjólfsson* bishop - Snæfellsnessýsla, Iceland (1752/60)

1692-0511 James Stirling* mathematician - Garden, Stirlingshire, Scotland (1770/78)

1692-0803 John Henley* clergyman/preacher - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England (1756/64)
1692-0828 Liisa Mikontytär Rasku** (b Mansin) mother of Valpuri Simontytär Renko - Ilmajoki, Sweden-Finland (1754/62)

1692-0911 Ingela Gathenhielm* (b Hammar) merchant/ shipbuilder/pirate - Onsala, Sweden (1729/36)
1692-0923 Erik Burman* mathematician/ meteorologist/musician - Bygdeå, Sweden (1729/37)

1692-1106 Louis Racine* poet - Paris, France (1763/70)

Updated 17.4.2023-1
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