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Born on Saturday January 5, 1782
- Bernardine WICQUART, La Bassée, 59051, Nord, Nord, France († 1853)
- Aleida Rikhof, Klein Agelo (Ootmarsum) († 1868)
- Christina (Steintje) Hijntje Verweij, Ophemert (GL) († 1852)
- Christianus HERBEN, Deventer, Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Claes, Itterbeek († 1850)
- Albertus Ankersmit, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 1830)
- Berend Willem ten Pas, Winterswijk († 1824)
- Andreas Noij, Gennep, Limburg, Nederland, Limburg, Nederland († 1856)
- aafje onderwater, noordwijk gedoopt († 1856)
- Aderjana van den HERIK, Bleskensgraaf
Died on Saturday January 5, 1782
- Elisabeth Favre Faber FABRI (47), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Geerlof Peterse van Nimmerdor (38), Hoogland
- Antie Christiaens (47), Súdwest Fryslân, Fryslân, Netherlands
- Barent Dirkse Smit (49)
- Friedrich Ludwig van Wartensleben (74)
- Corneliz Jans VANDERMEER (56)
- Gerrit Jans Jonker (2)
- Catherine du Soulier (68), château de Brignac, Royères, Haute-Vienne, France
- Benedictus Freerks (52), Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland
- Frederik Lodewijk Graaf van Wartensleben (74)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1782 at Delpher
Born on January 5
- 1735 » Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer († 1800)
- 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and academic († 1832)
- 1779 » Stephen Decatur, American commander († 1820)
- 1779 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer († 1813)
- 1781 » Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas († 1836)
- 1793 » Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician († 1855)
- 1808 » Anton Füster, Austrian priest and activist († 1881)
- 1834 » William John Wills, English surgeon and explorer († 1861)
- 1838 » Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic († 1922)
- 1846 » Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1926)
Died on January 5
- 1713 » Jean Chardin, French explorer and author (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Antonio Lotti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1667)
- 1762 » Empress Elizabeth of Russia (b. 1709)
- 1771 » John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1796 » Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1731)
- 1823 » George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Robert Smirke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1753)
- 1846 » Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator (b. 1812)
- 1858 » Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (b. 1766)
- 1860 » John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811)
Names that were popular for boys in 1782
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- John
- Klaas
- Abraham
Names that were popular for girls in 1782
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1782
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 15 » Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris addresses the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
- April 6 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
- May 6 » Construction begins on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam in Bangkok, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
- August 7 » George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
- August 19 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.
- November 30 » American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
Weather January 5, 1782
The temperature on January 5, 1782 was about 8.0 °C. There was 110 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken regen.