Historical Events In 1682
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Jan 13 In the year 1682 simon van Leeuwen, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55
Feb 09 Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved," premieres in London on this day in history.
Feb 13 In the year 1682 giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Venice, painter (Fortune Teller)
Feb 23 In the year 1682 abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75
Feb 25 In the year 1682 alessandro Stradella, Italian violist/composer, murdered at 37
Mar 07 In the year 1682 johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke
Mar 14 Jacob I van Ruysdael, physician/landscape painter, dies at about 53 in the year 1682.
Mar 19 On this day in history nationally Council accept independence of French church
Apr 03 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter, dies in the year 1682.
Apr 03 Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German benedictine/composer on this day in history.
Apr 09 La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France in the year 1682.
Apr 09 Louisiana USA René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1643-1687 erects a cross and proclaims the Mississippi delta the property of Louis XIV on this day in history.
Apr 09 On this day in history robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France
Apr 10 On this day in history louisiana USA René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1643-1687 starts return trip up the Mississippi with Tonty, after claiming Louisiana for France.
Apr 11 Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer in the year 1682.
Apr 15 In the year 1682 john van Huysum, Dutch painter (flowers/fruit)
Apr 16 John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) in the year 1682.
Apr 22 On this day in history willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter
Apr 27 Theodorus III, czar of Russia (1676-82), dies in the year 1682.
May 01 On this day in history louis XIV & his court inaugurates Paris Observatory
May 01 On this day in history louis XIV &his court inaugurate Paris Observatory
May 06 Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles in the year 1682.
Jun 10 Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3' diameter oak tree in the year 1682.
Jun 17 In the year 1682 charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)
Jun 18 In the year 1682 william Penn founds Philadelphia, US
Jun 29 Sofia names herself regent of Russia in the year 1682.
Jul 14 On this day in history henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London
Jul 17 In the year 1682 johann Heinrich Kittel, composer, dies at 29
Aug 24 Duke James of York gives Delaware to William Penn in the year 1682.
Aug 30 On this day in history william Penn left England to sail to New World
Aug 30 William Penn sails from England to America, where he would establish the Pennsylvania Colony in the year 1682.
Sep 04 In the year 1682 english astronomer Edmund Halley sees his namesake comet
Sep 13 Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer on this day in history.
Sep 14 Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, founded in the year 1682.
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