Page 2: Historical Events In 1782

May 20   Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68   

May 26   Joseph Drechsler, composer   

May 28   Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter.   

Jun 03   Charles Waterton, eccentric naturalist/pioneer   

Jun 10   Amable-G-P B de Barante, French politician/historian.   

Jun 19   Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer (L'avenir)   

Jun 20   Congress approves Great Seal of US and eagle as it's symbol   

Jun 20   Congress approves Great Seal of US and the eagle as it's symbol   

Jul 01   American privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia   

Jul 01   Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52   

Jul 06   British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies)   

Jul 06   Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet   

Jul 15   Farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77   

Jul 16   Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61.   

Jul 16   Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna   

Jul 19   Jonathan Blewitt, composer   

Jul 21   Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63.   

Jul 26   John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes)   

Aug 02   George Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction.   

Aug 07   Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington.   

Aug 07   George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart   

Aug 10   Charles James Napier, British general is born   

Aug 10   Charles Napier, London, soldier   

Aug 14   Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies   

Aug 15   Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)   

Sep 07   Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/general-major (Maastricht)   

Sep 16   Great Seal of US used for 1st time   

Sep 16   The inaugural impression of the Great Seal of the United States was made   

Sep 23   Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer.   

Oct 09   Lewis Cass, (Gov-Mich)   

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

Oct 23   Joseph Reipel, composer, dies at 73   

Oct 27   Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca)   

Oct 27   Niccolo Paganini, Italian composer and violinist is born.   

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Jan 18   Daniel Webster: Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer   

Jan 20   Johan B J F S: archduke of Austria   

Jan 29   Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber: French opera composer (Fra Diavolo)   

Jan 29   Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski: composer   

Mar 04   Johann Wyss: Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)   

Mar 14   Thomas Hart Benton: (rep), "Old Bullion"   

Mar 18   John Caldwell Calhoun: SC, Andrew Jackson's VP (1825-32)   

Mar 24   Orest Kiprensky: Russian painter    

Jan 01   Johann Christian Bach: German composer/Mozarts tutor,   

Jan 04   Ange-Jacques Gabriel: French architect (Ecole Military),    

Jan 28   Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville: French geographer,    

Feb 09   Joseph Aloysius Assemani: Syrian orientalist (b. 1710)   

Feb 10   Friedrich Christoph Oetinger: German theologian (b. 1702)   

Mar 17   Daniel Bernoulli: Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700)   

Mar 19   Adrien Trudo Sale: composer,    

Apr 06   Rynoldus Popma van Oevering: composer,