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• Anna Margaretha Wibben, Emsbüren-Leschede(Emsland)
• Adrianus van Uden, Nuland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1821)
• Anna Willemsz, Poortvliet (Zld)
• aagje van woensel, middelharnis (goeree overflakkee) († 1821)
• Aaltjen Keusink, Eibergen
• Aart Robbers, Loenen
• Annigje Willemsdr van der Leeden, Hoornaar, Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1859)
• Alijda Gillisd Van PUTTEN, Vlaardingen
• Anna de Koning (Coninck), Zevenbergen († 1849)
• Adriana Goedhardt, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1854)

• Johannes Willemsz. Beijers (2), Brielle
• Genoveva Dejaeger, Kortemark
• Jan Jansz Remmerswaal (64), Wassenaar
• Henriëtte Auguste Louise Frederike van Stolberg-Stolberg (35), Dreilützow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• Henriette zu Stolberg-Stolberg (35), Dreilützow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Allemagne
• Catharina Aussems, Noorbeek
• Francois Gauthier (49), Chambly, Quebec, Canada
• Jan Goetheer (0), Driewegen, Zl
• Andrée Thomas (54), Cuzion, 36062, France
• Jan van Steenstraten (37), Leiden

• 1721 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1803)
• 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
• 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
• 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
• 1821 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church († 1881)
• 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
• 1834 » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher († 1923)
• 1836 » Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect († 1907)
• 1839 » Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic († 1894)
• 1844 » Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader († 1929)

• 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
• 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
• 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
• 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
• 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
• 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
• 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
• 1822 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (b. 1801)
• 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
• 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)

• 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.
• April 6 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
• 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.
• July 1 » Raid on Lunenburg: American privateers attack the British settlement of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
• 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).

The temperature on August 4, 1782 was about 17.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.