1782
Information about 1782
| Centuries: | 17th century - 18th century - 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s - 1780s - 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1779 1780 1781 - 1782 - 1783 1784 1785 |
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Events of 1782
January - June
- January 7 - The first American commercial bank opens (Bank of North America).
- January 15 - Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
- February 5
- Spanish defeat British forces and capture Minorca.
- February 5 - In Ohio, the Gnadenhutten massacre of Native Americans takes place in which 29 men, 27 women, and 34 children were killed by white militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by another Native American group.
- March 27 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- April 6 - Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Thailand who was overthrown in an coup d'etat.
- April 12 - Battle of the Saintes: A British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney defeats a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse in the West Indies.
- June 18 - In Switzerland, Anna Göldi is sentenced to death for witchcraft - the last legal witchcraft sentence.
- June 20 - The bald eagle was chosen as the emblem of the United States of America.
July - December
- July - Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, receives a visit from Pope Pius VI.
- July 1 - American privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
- August 7 - George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit or the Order of the Purple Heart to honor soldiers' merit in battle. Reinstated later by Franklin D. Roosevelt and renamed to the more poetic "Purple Heart" to honor soldiers wounded in action.
1782: Steam engine patent renewed to 1800.
- November 30 - American Revolutionary War: In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized in the Treaty of Paris).
Undated
- London creates Foot Patrol for public security.
- In the summer of 1782 the Dutch banker Nicolaas van Staphorst led discussions with John Adams over a loan to the United States of five million guilder, at that time a considerable sum.
- British parliament extends James Watt's patent for the steam engine to the year 1800.
- The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates Washington, North Carolina.
- In China, the Siku Quanshu is completed, the largest literary compilation in China's history (surpassing the Yongle Encyclopedia of the 15th century). The books were bound in 36,381 volumes (册) with more than 79,000 chapters (卷), comprising about 2.3 million pages, and approximately 800 million Chinese characters.
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1782 MDCCLXXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2535 |
| Armenian calendar | 1231 ԹՎ ՌՄԼԱ |
| Bah' calendar | -62 – -61 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2326 |
| Chinese calendar | 4418/4478-7-14 (辛丑年七月十四日) — to — 4419/4479-6-24(壬寅年六月廿四日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1498 – 1499 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1774 – 1775 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5542 – 5543 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1837 – 1838 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1704 – 1705 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4883 – 4884 |
| Holocene calendar | 11782 |
| Iranian calendar | 1160 – 1161 |
| Islamic calendar | 1196 – 1197 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenmei 0 (天明0年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2442 (皇紀2442年) |
| Julian calendar | 1827 |
| Korean calendar | 4115 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2325 |
- January 5 - Robert Morrison, Scottish Protestant missionary to China (d. 1834)
- January 18 - Daniel Webster, American statesman (d. 1852)
- March 4 - Johann Rudolf Wyss, Swiss writer (d. 1830)
- March 18 - John Calhoun, Vice President of the United States (d. 1850)
- July 3 - Pierre Berthier, French geologist (d. 1861)
- July 26 - John Field, Irish composer (d. 1837)
- October 27 - Nicolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1840)
- November 1 - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1859)
- December 5 - Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (d. 1862)
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- Charlotte Dacre, English author (d. 1842)
- William Miller, American preacher (d. 1849)
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Deaths
- January 1 - Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
- January 4 - Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (b. 1698)
- February 9 - Joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. 1710)
- February 10 - Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b. 1702)
- March 17 - Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematical physicist (b. 1700)
- April 12 - Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)
- April 27 - William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (b. 1710)
- May 15 - Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese prime minister (b. 1699)
- May 16 - Daniel Solander, Swedish botanist (b. 1736)
- May 20 - William Emerson, English mathematician (b. 1701)
- May - Richard Wilson, Welsh painter (b. 1714)
- July 1 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1730)
- July 15 - Farinelli, Italian castrato (b. 1705)
- August 31 - George Croghan, American colonist
- December 27 - Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish advocate and philosopher (b. 1697)
- December - Hyder Ali, Indian general and Sultan of Mysore
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-1780- 1781 1782 1783 1784 . 1785 . 1786 . 1787 . 1788 . 1789 . 1790
In science: 1777 1778 1779 -1780- 1781 1782 1783
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In science: 1777 1778 1779 -1780- 1781 1782 1783
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-1782- 1783 . 1784 . 1785 1786 . 1787 . 1788 . 1789 . 1790 . 1791 .
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-1782- 1783 . 1784 . 1785 1786 . 1787 . 1788 . 1789 . 1790 . 1791 .
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See also: 1781 in literature, other events of 1782, 1783 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- The Spanish take Minorca.
- In the American Revolution, the Battle of the Saints results in a British victory for the battle.
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-1782- 1783 . 1784 . 1785 1786 . 1787 . 1788 . 1789 . 1790 . 1791 .
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The year 1782 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1781 in science, other events of 1782, 1783 in science, and the list of years in science.
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Events
- 1782-83: A smallpox epidemic hits the Sanpoil of Washington.
- Montreal Upper Yellowstone, on old Indian trail along east slope of the mountains, challenging Spanish trade goods.
- January 1 - Threatened by three hostile forces, Vermont is advised by Gen.
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1782 in Great Britain:
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1780 | 1781 | 1782 | 1783 | 1784 Events from the year 1782 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Events
- 25 January–26 January - American Revolutionary War: Battle of St.
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- Ashanti Confederacy - Osei Kwame Panyin, Asantehene (1777-1803)
- Dahomey - Kpengla, King of Dahomey (1774-1789)
- Ethiopia - Tekle Giyorgis I, Emperor of Ethiopia (first reign, 1779-1784)
- Zulu - Senzangakona kaJama, King of the Zulu (1781-1816)
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- Angola -
- José Gonçalo da Gama, Governor of Angola (1779-1782)
- Military junta (1782-1784)
- Macau - D. Francisco de Castro, Governor of Macau (1781-1783)
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Roman numerals is a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. The system used in classical antiquity was slightly modified in the Middle Ages to produce the system we use today. It is based on certain letters which are given values as numerals.
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