Historical Events In 1782

May 20   Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1782.  

May 26   Joseph Drechsler, composer in the year 1782.  

May 28   On this day in history wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter  

Jun 03   Charles Waterton, eccentric naturalist/pioneer on this day in history.  

Jun 10   On this day in history amable-G-P B de Barante, French politician/historian  

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

Jun 20   Congress approves Great Seal of US & eagle as it's symbol on this day in history.  

Jun 20   Congress approves Great Seal of US & the eagle as it's symbol on this day in history.  

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

Jul 01   On this day in history charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52  

Jul 06   British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies) on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet on this day in history.  

Jul 15   In the year 1782 farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77  

Jul 16   In the year 1782 louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61  

Jul 16   In the year 1782 mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna  

Jul 19   Jonathan Blewitt, composer in the year 1782.  

Jul 21   Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1782 john Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes)  

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

Aug 07   Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington on this day in history.  

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   The birth of Charles James Napier, British general on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies on this day in history.  

Aug 15   In the year 1782 henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)  

Sep 07   Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/general-major (Maastricht) on this day in history.  

Sep 16   In the year 1782 great Seal of US used for 1st time  

Sep 16   In the year 1782 the first impression of the Great Seal of the United States was made  

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

Oct 09   Lewis Cass, (Gov-Mich) on this day in history.  

Oct 11   Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw) in the year 1782.  

Oct 23   In the year 1782 joseph Reipel, composer, dies at 73  

Oct 27   Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) on this day in history.  

Oct 27   The birth of Niccolo Paganini, Italian composer and violinist in the year 1782.  

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Jan 18   Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1782 birth of johan B J F S, archduke of Austria  

Jan 29   Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) was born in the year 1782.  

Jan 29   In the year 1782 birth of frantiszek Tucek Scigalski, composer  

Mar 04   In the year 1782 birth of johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)  

Mar 14   In the year 1782 birth of thomas Hart Benton, (rep), "Old Bullion"  

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

Mar 24   Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836) was born in the year 1782.  

Jan 01   On this day in history johann Christian Bach, German composer/Mozarts tutor, dies at 46  

Jan 04   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 in the year 1782.  

Jan 28   Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84 in the year 1782.  

Feb 09   Joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. 1710) died on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b. 1702) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 19   Adrien Trudo Sale, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.