Genealogy James/Finley, Cottell/Brabrook » George Salter (1782-1837)

Birthday February 3, 1782

• The temperature on February 3, 1782 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
• 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)
• In the year 1782: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 7 » The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.
  • March 8 » Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity, are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.
  • April 19 » John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
  • 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.
  • September 14 » American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York.
  • December 16 » British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1757 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon († 1833)
• 1763 » Caroline von Wolzogen, German author († 1847)
• 1777 » John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author († 1836)
• 1790 » Gideon Mantell, English scientist († 1852)
• 1795 » Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia († 1830)
• 1807 » Joseph E. Johnston, American general and politician († 1891)