In history, year 1782 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1782.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1782 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 27 march | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, a leading British Whig Party statesman, began his second non-consecutive term as Prime Minister of Great Britain. |
| 12 april | American Revolutionary War-The Royal Navy defeated a combined French–Spanish fleet in the Battle of the Saintes, forcing the letter to abandon a planned invasion of Jamaica. |
| 21 april | A city pillar was erected on Rattanakosin Island, located on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River, an act considered the founding of the city of Bangkok. |
| 06 may | Construction began on the Grand Palace of Bangkok, the officialresidence of the King of Thailand. |
| 20 june | The Congress of the Confederation adopted the Great Seal of theUnited States, used to authenticate certain documents issued by thefederal government. |
| 01 july | American Revolutionary War-Five American privateer vessels attacked the British settlement at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. |
| 16 july | Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail made itspremiere, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally made the commentthat it had 'too many notes'. |
| 07 august | The Bronze Horseman, an equestrian statue of Peter the Greatthat serves as one of the symbols of Saint Petersburg, Russia, wasunveiled. |
| 07 December | Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore died. |
| 15 February | A maritime war ensued between Britain and France. |
| 17 March | The Treaty of Salbai took place between the Maratha rulers and the East India Company. |
| 07 January | First American Commercial Bank Bank of North America) opened. |
| 05 February | The Spanish army defeated the British army and captured Minorca. |
| 27 March | Charles Watson-Wentworth, Second Marquess of Rockingham, became Prime Minister of Great Britain. |
| 12 April | Battle of Les Santes West-Indies: The British fleet defeated the French. |
| 17 May | The Parliament of Great Britain passed the repeal of the Act to secure the dependence of the Ireland Act. |
| 20 June | The bald eagle was chosen as the symbol of the United States. |
| 04 July | William Patty became Prime Minister of Great Britain after the death of Charles Watson-Wentworth. |
| 02 August | George Washington created an honorary badge of distinction. |
| 16 September | The Great Seal of the United States was used for the first time. |
| 29 November | Britain recognized American independence. |
| 14 December | Charleston, South Carolina was evacuated by the British. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1782:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 01 November | F. J. Robinson / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 02 February | Henri de Rigny / Politician / France |
| 03 April | Alexander Macomb / General / United States of America |
| 04 March | Johann Rudolf Wyss / Author / Switzerland |
| 05 December | Martin Van Buren / Politician / United States of America |
| 10 August | Vicente Guerrero / Politician / Mexico |
| 13 November | Esaias Tegnér / Educator / Sweden |
| 18 March | John C. Calhoun / Politician / United States of America |
| 18 January | Daniel Webster / Politician / United States of America |
| 24 June | Juan Larrea / Politician / Argentina |
| 24 March | Orest Kiprensky / Painter / Russia |
| 25 September | Charles Maturin / Author / Ireland |
| 25 March | Caroline Bonaparte / Princess / France |
| 25 October | Levi Lincoln / Politician / United States of America |
| 26 July | John Field / Composer / Ireland |
| 26 December | Philaret Drozdov / Metropolitan / Russia |
| 27 October | Niccolò Paganini / Violinist / Italy |
| 29 January | Daniel Auber / Composer / France |