Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1782. This year saw 22 significant events. 3 notable figures were born. 1 notable figure passed away.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio)" premieres in Vienna with Mozart conducting
Musician Wolfang Amadeus Mozart (26) weds Constanze Weber in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria
Commander of the Continental Army, George Washington, creates two Honorary Badges of Distinction and a Badge of Military Merit (now the Purple Heart). First time military awards are presented to common soldiers.
Romantic Age poet and artist William Blake (24) marries Catherine Boucher (19) in St. Mary's Church, Battersea, London
The Grand Assault on Gibraltar by the allied French and Spanish fleets, including ten floating batteries and land forces, is heavily defeated by the British garrison, with all floating batteries destroyed and allied casualties of 1,473 compared to only 83 for the British
The Bank of North America was the first chartered bank in the United States, and served as the country's first de facto central bank.
British garrison in Menorca (western Mediterranean) surrenders to French and Spanish fleet as part of the American Revolutionary War
French fleet occupies St Christopher in the Leeward Islands
US Congress resolves establishment of a US mint
The Gnadenhutten massacre, also known as the Moravian massacre, was the killing of 96 pacifist Moravian Christian Indians (primarily Lenape and Mohican) by U.S.
Les Liaisons dangereuses is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu on 23 March 1782.
This article details a summary of the History of Thailand, starting from the founding of Sukhothai, the first truly “Tai” kingdom.
The Great Seal of the United States is the seal of the United States of America. The phrase is used both for the impression device itself, which is kept by the United States secretary of state, and...
The Raid on Lunenburg (also known as the Sack of Lunenburg) occurred during the American Revolution when the US privateer, Captain Noah Stoddard of Fairhaven, Massachusetts on the 'Scammell' with...
The Battle of Negapatam was the third in a series of battles fought between a British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and a French fleet, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast of...
Suriname forbids selling enslaved mothers without their babies
Fire in Cibali, Istanbul, destroys 7,000 homes
British man o' war HMS Royal George capsizes at Spithead, off Hampshire, England, killing more than 800 crew members and visitors [1]
Great Seal of the United States of America is used for the first time
The Treaty of Paris is drafted, a step towards US independence
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the...
An almanac (also spelled almanack and almanach) is a regularly published listing of a set of current information about one or multiple subjects.
Daniel Webster, American lawyer and statesman, known for american lawyer and statesman, was born on 1782-01-18.
Charles Napier is born
John C. Calhoun is born
John Laurens, American soldier and abolitionist, known for american soldier and abolitionist, died on 1782-08-27.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio)" premieres in Vienna with Mozart conducting
Musician Wolfang Amadeus Mozart (26) weds Constanze Weber in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria
Commander of the Continental Army, George Washington, creates two Honorary Badges of Distinction and a Badge of Military Merit (now the Purple Heart). First time military awards are presented to common soldiers.
Romantic Age poet and artist William Blake (24) marries Catherine Boucher (19) in St. Mary's Church, Battersea, London
The Grand Assault on Gibraltar by the allied French and Spanish fleets, including ten floating batteries and land forces, is heavily defeated by the British garrison, with all floating batteries destroyed and allied casualties of 1,473 compared to only 83 for the British
The Bank of North America was the first chartered bank in the United States, and served as the country's first de facto central bank.
British garrison in Menorca (western Mediterranean) surrenders to French and Spanish fleet as part of the American Revolutionary War
French fleet occupies St Christopher in the Leeward Islands
US Congress resolves establishment of a US mint
The Gnadenhutten massacre, also known as the Moravian massacre, was the killing of 96 pacifist Moravian Christian Indians (primarily Lenape and Mohican) by U.S.
Les Liaisons dangereuses is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu on 23 March 1782.
This article details a summary of the History of Thailand, starting from the founding of Sukhothai, the first truly “Tai” kingdom.
The Great Seal of the United States is the seal of the United States of America. The phrase is used both for the impression device itself, which is kept by the United States secretary of state, and...
The Raid on Lunenburg (also known as the Sack of Lunenburg) occurred during the American Revolution when the US privateer, Captain Noah Stoddard of Fairhaven, Massachusetts on the 'Scammell' with...
The Battle of Negapatam was the third in a series of battles fought between a British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and a French fleet, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast of...
Suriname forbids selling enslaved mothers without their babies
Fire in Cibali, Istanbul, destroys 7,000 homes
British man o' war HMS Royal George capsizes at Spithead, off Hampshire, England, killing more than 800 crew members and visitors [1]
Great Seal of the United States of America is used for the first time
The Treaty of Paris is drafted, a step towards US independence
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the...
An almanac (also spelled almanack and almanach) is a regularly published listing of a set of current information about one or multiple subjects.