Page 2: Historical Events In 1782

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

May 26   Joseph Drechsler, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 03   On this day in history charles Waterton, eccentric naturalist/pioneer   

Jun 10   In the year 1782 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 in the year 1782.   

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 in the year 1782.   

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

Jul 06   In the year 1782 british-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies)   

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

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   Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

Jul 19   In the year 1782 jonathan Blewitt, composer   

Jul 21   On this day in history placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63   

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

Aug 02   George Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington in the year 1782.   

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

Aug 10   On this day in history charles Napier, London, soldier   

Aug 10   The birth of Charles James Napier, British general on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies   

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

Sep 07   On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/general-major (Maastricht)   

Sep 16   In the year 1782 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   Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer in the year 1782.   

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

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

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

Oct 27   Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) in the year 1782.   

Oct 27   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 04   Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) was born in the year 1782.   

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

Jan 01   Johann Christian Bach, German composer/Mozarts tutor, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1782 ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83   

Jan 28   In the year 1782 jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84   

Feb 09   In the year 1782 death of joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. 1710)   

Feb 10   In the year 1782 death of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b. 1702)   

Mar 17   In the year 1782 death of daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700)   

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

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