About the day » Tuesday August 20, 1782Calender converter

• Adriana Groen de, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1871)
• Anna Maria Hoctin, Boxmeer, Netherlands
• Abraham Hollingsworth, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1864)
• Aaltje Everts (van de Pol), Barneveld
• Bernardus Josephus DE RUDDER, Ronse, 45041, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1847)
• Anna Maria HUYGH, Bekkerzeel,1730,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
• Charles Fraser († 1860)
• Catharina GIJSEN, Grote-Spouwen, 3740, Bilzen-Hoeselt, Limburg, België
• Bernardus de Vries, Amsterdam ( kerk 't Boompje)
• Adriana de Groen, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1871)

• Catharina Bent (62), Hoorn
• André Hercule Alexandre de Rosset de Rocozel (32)
• Hendrik Elberts (74), Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Dirk Clementsz Bollaert (64), Mijnsheerenland
• Bernardus ALINK (22), Deventer,Gemeente Deventer,Provincie Overijssel,Nederland
• Alfred Hannover (1), Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, Great Britain
• Isabelle Thérèse DE GOMME (52), Hondschoote,,FRANCE
• Hendrik Elbertsz (74), Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alfred, Prince of England [[Ch-Wikibio+]] sss (1)
• Albertus Crevits (72), Belgium

• 1719 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator († 1783)
• 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
• 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
• 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
• 1789 » Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia († 1833)
• 1799 » James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar († 1840)
• 1833 » Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States († 1901)
• 1845 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers († 1916)
• 1847 » Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer († 1889)
• 1847 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author († 1912)

• 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
• 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
• 1773 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
• 1785 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
• 1823 » Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
• 1825 » William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
• 1835 » Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)
• 1854 » Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)
• 1859 » Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811)
• 1882 » James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)

• 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 16 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.
• 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.
• June 20 » The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
• November 30 » American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
• 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 temperature on August 20, 1782 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.