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Born on Wednesday February 6, 1782
- Aartjen Thijssen Zandvliet, Nunspeet († 1857)
- Catharina EVENS, Neigem,9403,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1857)
- Aartjen Tijssen Zandvliet, Nunspeet († 1857)
- Barbara VANHEES, Kleine-Spouwen, 3740, Bilzen-Hoeselt, Limburg, België († 1854)
- Arie Gerrits Taal, Katwijk aan Zee
- Catharina De Metter, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen († 1828)
- Anna Sophia Willemsd Pretorius
- Catharine Joseph Brochard, Thimister († 1858)
- Baukje Harmensd GELDERS, Hallum, Friesland, Nederland
- Antonetta Antonius Mannie (Mannien), Etten-Leur, Nederland († 1842)
Died on Wednesday February 6, 1782
- Catharina Christiani Rommens, Loenhout
- Benno Lübbers (0), Dersum
- Anna Michaelovna Leontieva (66)
- annigje cornelisse MUIJLWIJK (76), hardinxveld
- Catharina ROMMENS (34), Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Catherina MULDERS (39)
- Andreas Hendriksz Van Baar (40), Limmen
- Catharina Mulders (39), Utrecht
- Claes Meins, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Eliaser Alexander van Embden (70), Amsterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 6, 1782 at Delpher
Born on February 6
- 1758 » Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Belarusian-Polish poet, playwright, and politician († 1841)
- 1769 » Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Austrian general († 1862)
- 1772 » George Murray, Scottish general and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies († 1830)
- 1778 » Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet († 1827)
- 1781 » John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, Irish general and politician, Governor of Saint Lucia († 1844)
- 1796 » John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist († 1861)
- 1797 » Joseph von Radowitz, Prussian general and politician, Foreign Minister of Prussia († 1853)
- 1799 » Imre Frivaldszky, Hungarian botanist and entomologist († 1870)
- 1800 » Achille Devéria, French painter and lithographer († 1857)
- 1802 » Charles Wheatstone, English-French physicist and cryptographer († 1875)
Died on February 6
- 1695 » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)
- 1775 » William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721)
- 1783 » Capability Brown, English gardener and architect (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Carlo Goldoni, Italian-French playwright (b. 1707)
- 1804 » Joseph Priestley, English chemist and theologian (b. 1733)
- 1807 » John Reid, Scottish general (b. 1721)
- 1833 » Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)
- 1834 » Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804)
- 1865 » Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1782
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 7 » The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.
- February 5 » Spanish defeat British forces and capture Menorca.
- March 16 » Anglo-Spanish War (1779): Action of 16 March 1782.
- June 10 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
- 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.
Weather February 6, 1782
The temperature on February 6, 1782 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder.