About the day » Tuesday February 12, 1782Calender converter

• Adrianus de Bruijn, Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland († 1851)
• Adrianus van Bijsterveld, Vuren Gld
• Catharina Pelagia Pauwels, Woumen
• Anna Houben, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1858)
• Hendrik Hendriks de Jonge, Oldemarkt († 1854)
• Carolus Henricus LESAGE, Wervik Belgie († 1850)
• Antie Clases Sybrandy, Scharnegoutum, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Arij van Zijl, Rotterdam († 1817)
• Antonius van der Zanden, Schaijk († 1832)
• Arnoldus (Arend) te Vlierhaar, Den Broeke (Neede) († 1852)

• Charles JANSSENS (82), Sint-Denijs-Westrem,9051,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Antonius Wilhelmus de BEVEREN (81)
• George Sigismund van Heemstra (83), Leeuwarden
• Cornelia Trouwborst (38), Ouderkerk aan de IJssel
• Joanna Maria Van Camp (0), Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Joanna Maria van Dun (4), Tilburg
• Elisabeth GOETSTOUWERS, Zundert (N.Br. Nl)
• Jan Van Riel (73)
• Grietje Jans Vaders (66)
• Clemens Braeckx (81), Minderhout, gem. Hoogstraten, België

• 1768 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1835)
• 1775 » Louisa Adams, English-American wife of John Quincy Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States († 1852)
• 1777 » Bernard Courtois, French chemist and academic († 1838)
• 1777 » Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet († 1843)
• 1785 » Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist († 1838)
• 1787 » Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary († 1853)
• 1788 » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher († 1869)
• 1791 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union († 1883)
• 1794 » Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer († 1867)
• 1794 » Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843-1844) († 1850)

• 1713 » Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
• 1728 » Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)
• 1763 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright (b. 1688)
• 1771 » Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (b. 1710)
• 1789 » Ethan Allen, American farmer, general, and politician (b. 1738)
• 1799 » Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist and physiologist (b. 1729)
• 1804 » Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1724)
• 1834 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)

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 7 » The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.
• January 15 » Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris addresses the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
• 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.
• 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.
• September 13 » American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

The temperature on February 12, 1782 was about -5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: zeer betrokken.