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• Cornelis Gijsbertsz Salij, Puttershoek
• dirkje barnhoorn, katwijk aan zee (zuid holland) († 1864)
• Cornelis van Es, Zoeterwoude
• Caroline Josèphe LEMORT, Robecq,62713,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1857)
• Carolina Piens, Schelderode († 1847)
• Elijah Merritt, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York, Verenigde Staten († 1867)
• Adriaantje Bolijn, Bruinisse († 1869)
• Antonie Gijsbert van Creij, Nuland, NL († 1858)
• Brigitta Vervenne, Beernem, West Vlaanderen, Belgie. Akte († 1826)
• Cornelius Ceulemans, Zemst, 1980, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

• Jacob de Malapert (71), Bolensteyn
• François Miel dit Lusignan (72), Immaculée-Conception, St-Ours, Richelieu, Québec, Canada
• Jacob de Malapert (71), Bolensteyn
• Jean PISSON (0), Les Plants / Saulgé 86
• Gerritje van der Arent (42), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Laurens Pietersz. Koster, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Annige Joannes Bilion (1), Lemmer, Friesland, Nederland
• Bernardus Herrebout (45), Temse
• Elias Heijermans, Rotterdam
• Jacob de Malapert Heer van Bolenstein (71), Huize Bolenstein, Maarssen, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1741 » Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator († 1816)
• 1748 » Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright († 1820)
• 1767 » Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen († 1798)
• 1775 » Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author († 1836)
• 1797 » Stephen Geary, English architect, inventor and entrepreneur († 1854)
• 1802 » Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general († 1834)
• 1821 » Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist († 1894)
• 1823 » Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1907)
• 1834 » Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator († 1886)
• 1842 » Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist († 1924)

• 1730 » Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
• 1741 » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
• 1772 » William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
• 1795 » François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)
• 1799 » Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)
• 1811 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
• 1814 » Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
• 1817 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
• 1818 » Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745)
• 1867 » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)

1. Jan
2. Hendrik
3. Johannes
4. Pieter
5. Cornelis
6. Joannes
7. Willem
8. Gerrit
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Jean
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Klaas
16. Abraham

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Marie
5. Cornelia
6. Catharina
7. Joanna
8. Elisabeth
9. Trijntje
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Adriana
13. Antje
14. Elizabeth
15. Aaltje
16. Jannetje

• 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.
• 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.
• June 20 » The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
• 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.
• September 14 » American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York.

The temperature on August 31, 1782 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.