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Born on Wednesday August 21, 1782
- Anna Catharina Luxen, Hünningen, België
- Dingena Maria Duijvelaar, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1783)
- Wytze Klazes Talma, Oudwoude († 1827)
- Anton Douwes, Heech
- Anna Cornelia Hoeven (Ho(o)ven), Guttecoven († 1839)
- Barbe GOFFIN, Antwerpen,2000,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Anna Maria Petronella Meyneke Schmit, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1849)
- Angelus Christiaan Georg Willem van Freyburg, Prohn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern († 1847)
- Adriana Jacobusse van Oeveren, Stavenisse († 1869)
- Berendeken (Berentjen) HEIJNEN, Aalten († 1827)
Died on Wednesday August 21, 1782
- (41), Wormer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Gerrit van der Wal (66), Wijhe, Overijssel, Nederland
- Dirk Zwaan (41), Wormer,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Gardiner (62), New York, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Cornelis (13), Reusel
- Adriana leemans, Hulsel
- Gerrit Pietersz Zwaan (41), Wormer
- Anna Allart, Rotterdam (ZH NL)
- Antoine Baudry (60), Mazille, 71250, FRANCE
- Renske Tabes, Leeuwarderadeel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 21, 1782 at Delpher
Born on August 21
- 1754 » Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician († 1833)
- 1754 » William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting († 1839)
- 1765 » William IV of the United Kingdom († 1837)
- 1789 » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic († 1857)
- 1798 » Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher († 1874)
- 1800 » Hiram Walden, American general and politician († 1880)
- 1801 » Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician († 1876)
- 1813 » Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician († 1891)
- 1816 » Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist and academic († 1856)
- 1823 » Nathaniel Everett Green, English painter and astronomer († 1899)
Died on August 21
- 1762 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
- 1763 » Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1775 » Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
- 1796 » John McKinly, American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (b. 1721)
- 1814 » Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753)
- 1835 » John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (b. 1773)
- 1836 » Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (b. 1785)
- 1838 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (b. 1781)
- 1853 » Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)
- 1854 » Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
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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)
- March 16 » Anglo-Spanish War (1779): Action of 16 March 1782.
- April 6 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
- 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 20 » The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
- September 14 » American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York.
- December 14 » The Montgolfier brothers first test fly an unmanned hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 2km (1.2mi).
Weather August 21, 1782
The temperature on August 21, 1782 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.