Historical Events In 1782

May 20   Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

May 26   On this day in history joseph Drechsler, composer  

May 28   Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter on this day in history.  

Jun 03   Charles Waterton, eccentric naturalist/pioneer in the year 1782.  

Jun 10   Amable-G-P B de Barante, French politician/historian on this day in history.  

Jun 19   Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer (L'avenir) on this day in history.  

Jun 20   In the year 1782 congress approves Great Seal of US & eagle as it's symbol  

Jun 20   On this day in history congress approves Great Seal of US & the eagle as it's symbol  

Jul 01   American privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52 in the year 1782.  

Jul 06   British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies) in the year 1782.  

Jul 06   On this day in history luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet  

Jul 15   Farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77 in the year 1782.  

Jul 16   On this day in history louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61  

Jul 16   On this day in history mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna  

Jul 19   Jonathan Blewitt, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1782.  

Jul 26   John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) on this day in history.  

Aug 02   In the year 1782 george Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction  

Aug 07   In the year 1782 badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington  

Aug 07   George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1782 charles Napier, London, soldier  

Aug 10   On this day in history the birth of Charles James Napier, British general  

Aug 14   Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies in the year 1782.  

Aug 15   Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) on this day in history.  

Sep 07   In the year 1782 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/general-major (Maastricht)  

Sep 16   On this day in history great Seal of US used for 1st time  

Sep 16   The first impression of the Great Seal of the United States was made on this day in history.  

Sep 23   On this day in history jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer  

Oct 09   Lewis Cass, (Gov-Mich) in the year 1782.  

Oct 11   On this day in history steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)  

Oct 23   On this day in history joseph Reipel, composer, dies at 73  

Oct 27   On this day in history niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca)  

Oct 27   In the year 1782 the birth of Niccolo Paganini, Italian composer and violinist  

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Jan 18   In the year 1782 birth of daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer  

Jan 20   Johan B J F S, archduke of Austria was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo)  

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of frantiszek Tucek Scigalski, composer  

Mar 04   On this day in history birth of johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)  

Mar 14   Thomas Hart Benton, (rep), "Old Bullion" was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18   John Caldwell Calhoun, SC, Andrew Jackson's VP (1825-32) was born in the year 1782.  

Mar 24   On this day in history birth of orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)  

Jan 01   Johann Christian Bach, German composer/Mozarts tutor, dies at 46 in the year 1782.  

Jan 04   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. 1710) died in the year 1782.  

Feb 10   Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b. 1702) died in the year 1782.  

Mar 17   Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700) died in the year 1782.  

Mar 19   Adrien Trudo Sale, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1782.  

Apr 06   In the year 1782 rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90