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Born on Tuesday January 29, 1782
- Antje Lourens Posthumus, Dronrijp († 1831)
- Cornelius Luyten, Merksplas (België)
- Cecilia VEREECKE, Hooglede Belgie († 1860)
- Aarjen Baa(r)s, Oosterland
- Catharina Elisabetha Verhaegen, Heeze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Auke Ales, Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands († 1825)
- Anna Catharina Broeckx, Retie, België († 1854)
- Cornelia van der Meulen (Mooij), Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 1842)
- Franciscus Willems, Dessel,Antwerpen,Belgi († 1797)
- Flore CERFBERR, Strasbourg, Alsace, France († 1820)
Died on Tuesday January 29, 1782
- Fredericus Gulielmus Josephus Vrijheer Heereman van Zuydtwyck (70), Munster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Gesina Waterloo (73), Groningen
- Hendrikje Jans (45)
- Anna Catharina HEIST (72)
- Hendrikje Jans (46)
- Johann Jacob KÜRTEN (52), Landkreis Düsseldorf, Eller, Rheinland, Deutschland
- Annetje Joosten Schuurman (43), Medemblik
- Anna theresia Dutoo, Leffinge, West Vlaanderen, Belgie
- Imke HENDRIKS (57), Uithuizen, Hefshuizen, Eemsmond, Groningen, Nederland
- Jacob Semeijn (68)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 29, 1782 at Delpher
Born on January 29
- 1737 » Thomas Paine, prominent for publishing Common Sense (1776), which established him as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States († 1809)
- 1749 » Christian VII of Denmark († 1808)
- 1754 » Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio († 1806)
- 1756 » Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia († 1818)
- 1761 » Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1849)
- 1782 » Daniel Auber, French composer († 1871)
- 1801 » Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor († 1857)
- 1810 » Ernst Kummer, Polish-German mathematician and academic († 1893)
- 1810 » Mary Whitwell Hale, American teacher, school founder, and hymnwriter († 1862)
- 1843 » William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States († 1901)
Died on January 29
- 1678 » Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
- 1706 » Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
- 1737 » George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)
- 1743 » André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
- 1763 » Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
- 1820 » George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
- 1829 » István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovenian priest and poet (b. 1760)
- 1829 » Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras, French captain and politician (b. 1755)
- 1870 » Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)
- 1871 » Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian author (b. 1786)
Names that were popular for boys in 1782
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Dirk
- Klaas
- John
- 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.
- 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 21 » The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
- 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.
- June 10 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
- September 13 » American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
Weather January 29, 1782
The temperature on January 29, 1782 was about 4.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.