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Year 1782 (MDCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Explorations 1786: Antonio Bernasconi and Colonel Antonio del Rio examine the ruins of Palenque, making the first map of the site and some crude The year 1782 in architecture involved some significant events Events The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli is shown at the Royal Academy of London. Events The Spanish take Minorca. In the American Revolution, the Battle of the Saints results in a British victory Events Works published William Cowper, Poems John Scott, Poetical Works Births Events August 4 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart marries Constanze Weber. The year 1782 in Science and Technology included many events some of which are listed here Events 1782-83 A Smallpox epidemic hits the Sanpoil of Washington. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Frederick North Lord North, Tory 1781 state leaders - Events of 1782 - 1783 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - # José Gonçalo da Gama, Governor of Angola ( 1779 - 1782) # Military Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1782 1.1 January - June 1.2 July - December 1.3 Undated 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events of 1782

January - June

• January 7 - The first American commercial bank opens (Bank of North America). Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A commercial bank is a type of Financial intermediary and a type of Bank. The Bank of North America was chartered on December 31, 1781 by the Congress of the Confederation and opened on January 7, 1782, at
• January 15 - Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Robert Morris Jr (ˈmɒrɨs ( January 20, 1734 – May 9, 1806) was an American merchant and a signer to the United States The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures Coins for Currency. main - title Coin keywords numismatics coin review
• February 5
  • Spanish defeat British forces and capture Minorca. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Minorca ( Catalan and Spanish: Menorca; from Latin Balearis Minor, later Minorica "minor island" is one of the
  • February 5 - In Ohio, the Gnadenhutten massacre of Native Americans takes place in which 29 men, 27 women, and 34 children were killed by white militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by another Native American group. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Gnadenhutten massacre, also known as the Moravian massacre, was the killing on March 8, 1782, of ninety-six Christian American Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States
• March 27 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham KG, PC (13 May 1730 &ndash 1 July 1782 styled The Hon The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
• April 6 - Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Thailand who was overthrown in an coup d'etat. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Posthumously Poramin Mahachakri Boromanat, Phra Buddha Yotfa Chulaloke (1736 - 1809 conventionally as Rama I. Taksin the Great (สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช;; Teochew: Dênchao was born in April 17, 1734 The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
• April 12 - Battle of the Saintes: A British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney defeats a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse in the West Indies. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Origins On April 7 1782, the Comte de Grasse set out from Martinique with 35 Ships of the line, including 2 50-gun ships and a large convoy The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Admiral George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron Rodney, KB ( 13 February, 1719 &ndash May 24 1792) was a British This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. François Joseph Paul marquis de Grasse Tilly comte de Grasse (1722 – January 14 1788 in Paris) was a French Admiral. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting

• June 18 - In Switzerland, Anna Göldi is sentenced to death for witchcraft - the last legal witchcraft sentence. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Anna Göldi (also Anna Göldin, ca 1740&ndash1782 is known as the "last Witch " in Switzerland. Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers
• June 20 - The bald eagle was chosen as the emblem of the United States of America. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun.

July - December

• July - Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, receives a visit from Pope Pius VI. Heir and co-regent Joseph was born in the midst of the early upheavals of the War of the Austrian Succession. Pope Pius VI (December 27 1717 &ndash August 29 1799 born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, Pope from 1775 to 1799 was born at Cesena.
• July 1 - American privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A privateer was a private Warship authorized by a country's Government by Letters of marque to attack foreign shipping Lunenburg (2006 population 2317 is a Canadian port town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
• August 7 - George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit or the Order of the Purple Heart to honor soldiers' merit in battle. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the The Badge of Military Merit is considered to be the first official military combat badge of the United States Armed Forces. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving Reinstated later by Franklin D. Roosevelt and renamed to the more poetic "Purple Heart" to honor soldiers wounded in action. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving

• November 30 - American Revolutionary War: In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized in the Treaty of Paris). Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, and approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, formally

Undated

• London creates Foot Patrol for public security. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• In the summer of 1782 the Dutch banker Nicolaas van Staphorst led discussions with John Adams over a loan to the United States of five million guilder, at that time a considerable sum. Nicolaas van Staphorst (bapt 14 January 1742, Amsterdam – bur
• British parliament extends James Watt's patent for the steam engine to the year 1800. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories James Watt ( 19 January 1736 &ndash 25 August 1819 Boulton proved to be an excellent businessman and both men eventually made fortunes A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday.
• The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates Washington, North Carolina. The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Washington is a city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
• In China, the Siku Quanshu is completed, the largest literary compilation in China's history (surpassing the Yongle Encyclopedia of the 15th century). China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Siku Quanshu, variously translated as the Imperial Collection of Four, Emperor's Four Treasuries, Complete Library in Four Branches of Literature The Yongle Dadian Encyclopedia ( literally “The Great Canon or Vast Documents of the Yongle Era” was a Chinese compilation commissioned by the Chinese The books were bound in 36,381 volumes (册) with more than 79,000 chapters (卷), comprising about 2. 3 million pages, and approximately 800 million Chinese characters. A Chinese character, also known as a Han character ( is a Logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi Japanese (
• Chief Kamehameha I of Hawaii gain control of Northern part of the island of Hawaii after defeating his cousin Kiwala'o. Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, (born February 1758 or November 1737 or May 1, 1738 – died May 8, 1819) The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island, is a volcanic Island in the U
• St. Petersburg has 300,000 inhabitants. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River

Births

1782 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1782 MDCCLXXXII
Ab urbe condita	2535
Armenian calendar	1231 ԹՎ ՌՄԼԱ
Bahá'í calendar	-62 – -61
Berber calendar	2732
Buddhist calendar	2326
Burmese calendar	1144
Chinese calendar	4418/4478-11-18 (辛丑年十一月十八日) — to — 4419/4479-11-27 (壬寅年十一月廿七日)
Coptic calendar	1498 – 1499
Ethiopian calendar	1774 – 1775
Hebrew calendar	5542 – 5543
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1837 – 1838
- Shaka Samvat	1704 – 1705
- Kali Yuga	4883 – 4884
Holocene calendar	11782
Iranian calendar	1160 – 1161
Islamic calendar	1196 – 1197
Japanese calendar	Tenmei 2 (天明2年)
Korean calendar	4115
Thai solar calendar	2325
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• January 5 - Robert Morrison, Scottish Protestant missionary to China (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a Japanese era name (年号 nengō, lit Year name after An'ei and before Kansei. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Early life Son of James Morrison a Scottish farm laborer and Hannah Nicholson an English woman who were both active members of the Scottish Presbyterian Church. 1834)
• January 18 - Daniel Webster, American statesman (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Daniel Webster (January 18 1782 &ndash October 24 1852 was a leading American Statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. 1852)
• March 4 - Johann Rudolf Wyss, Swiss writer (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Johann Rudolf Wyss ( March 4, 1782 - March 21, 1830) was a Swiss Author, Writer, and folklorist who wrote the 1830)
• March 18 - John C. Calhoun, 7th Vice President of the United States (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18 1782 &ndash March 31 1850 was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1850)
• July 3 - Pierre Berthier, French geologist (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Pierre Berthier ( July 3, 1782 &ndash August 24, 1861) was a French Geologist and mining engineer. 1861)
• July 26 - John Field, Irish composer (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus John Field (26 July 1782 &ndash 23 January 1837 was an Irish Composer and Pianist. 1837)
• October 27 - Nicolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Niccolò Paganini ( October 27, 1782 &ndash 1840)
• November 1 - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Frederick John Robinson 1st Earl of Ripon PC (1 November 1782 &ndash 28 January 1859 Frederick John Robinson until 1827 The Viscount Goderich The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1859)
• December 5 - Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Martin Van Buren (December 5 1782 July 24 1862 was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1862)
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  • Charlotte Dacre, English author (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Charlotte Dacre (1782 - 1841 was an English Author of Gothic novels 1842)
  • William Miller, American preacher (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Miller (1782–1849 was an American Baptist Preacher, whose followers have been termed Millerites. 1849)

See also Category: 1782 births. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Deaths

• January 2 - Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Johann Christian Bach ( September 5, 1735 &ndash January 1, 1782) was a Composer of the Classical era the eleventh and 1735)
• January 4 - Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Ange-Jacques Gabriel ( October 23, 1698 &ndash January 4, 1782) was the most prominent French Architect of his generation 1698)
• February 9 - Joseph Aloysius Assemani, Syrian orientalist (b. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Giuseppe Luigi Assemani (1710 on Mount Lebanon Tripoli – February 9, 1782 in Rome was a Lebanese Orientalist and a Professor of 1710)
• February 11 - Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (May 2 1702 - February 10 1782 was a German Theosophist. 1702)
• March 12 - Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematical physicist (b. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Daniel Bernoulli ( Groningen, 29 January 1700 &ndash 27 July 1782 was a Dutch - Swiss Mathematician, who is particularly remembered for his applications 1700)
• April 13 - Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi, better known by his Pseudonym of Metastasio, ( January 3, 1698 &ndash April 12, 1782 1698)
• April 28 - William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (b. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot ( 16 May 1710 &ndash 27 April 1782) known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761 was an British 1710)
• May 15 - Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese prime minister (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo 1st Count of Oeiras 1st Marquis of Pombal (in Portuguese, Marquês de Pombal, pron 1699)
• May 16 - Daniel Solander, Swedish botanist (b. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Daniel Carlsson Solander or Daniel Charles Solander ( 19 February 1733 – 13 May 1782) was a Swedish Botanist 1736)
• May 20 - William Emerson, English mathematician (b. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held William Emerson is the name of William Emerson (mathematician (1701–1782 William Emerson (minister (1769–1811 Unitarian minister 1701)
• May - Richard Wilson, Welsh painter (b. Richard Wilson ( 1 August 1714 &ndash 15 May 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members 1714)
• July 1 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham KG, PC (13 May 1730 &ndash 1 July 1782 styled The Hon The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1730)
• July 15 - Farinelli, Italian castrato (b. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Farinelli ( January 24, 1705 &ndash September 16, 1782) was the Stage name of Carlo Maria Broschi, one of the most famous 1705)
• August 31 - George Croghan, American colonist
• December 27 - Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish advocate and philosopher (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne George Croghan ( c 1720 - August 31, 1782) was a prominent American Colonist and early advocate of westward expansion Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Henry Home Lord Kames (1696 December 27, 1782) was a Scottish Philosopher of the 18th century 1697)
• December - Hyder Ali, Indian general and Sultan of Mysore

See also Category: 1782 deaths. Hyder Ali or Haidar 'Ali (c 1722 - 1782 was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India.

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