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Died on Wednesday January 2, 1782
- Aleijda Peters (97), Kranenburg (Dld), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Cornelis Reiniers (Krelis, Cnelis) Groot (49), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Detlef van Rantzau (56)
- Appolonia Verheul
- Elisabeth KEIJZER, Amersfoort
- Cornelis Reiniersz Groot (49), Heiloo
- Anna Elisabeth Duchene (76), Ludweiler
- Adriaan Smits (48), Klundert
- Carl Georg Lillie (69), Bjurum, Skaraborg (Zweden)
- Cornelis Reinierse Groot (49), Heiloo,Gemeente Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 2, 1782 at Delpher
Born on January 2
- 1727 » James Wolfe, English general († 1759)
- 1732 » František Brixi, Czech organist and composer († 1771)
- 1777 » Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor and educator († 1857)
- 1803 » Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja, Italian mathematician and academic († 1869)
- 1822 » Rudolf Clausius, Polish-German physicist and mathematician († 1888)
- 1827 » Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and statistician († 1914)
- 1833 » Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician († 1893)
- 1836 » Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author († 1917)
- 1836 » Queen Emma of Hawaii († 1885)
- 1837 » Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer († 1910)
Died on January 2
- 1726 » Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1688)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (b. 1690)
- 1850 » Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (b. 1789)
- 1861 » Frederick William IV of Prussia (b. 1795)
- 1892 » George Biddell Airy, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1801)
- 1904 » James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (b. 1821)
- 1913 » Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855)
- 1915 » Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830)
- 1917 » Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877)
- 1920 » Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
Names that were popular for boys in 1782
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Jean
- Dirk
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1782
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Antje
- Aaltje
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)
- June 10 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
- June 20 » The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
- July 1 » Raid on Lunenburg: American privateers attack the British settlement of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- September 13 » American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
- 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.
The weather on Wednesday January 2, 1782
The temperature on January 2, 1782 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI