1782

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s - 1780s - 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s

Years: 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 - 1782 - 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787

Events

• January 7 - The first American commercial bank opens (Bank of North America).
• January 15 - Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage
• February 5 - Spanish defeat British forces and capture Minorca.
• March 8 - 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.
• April 6 - Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Thailand who was overthrown in an coup d'etat.

• 1782 in literature:
  • Les liaisons dangereuses[?] - Choderlos de Laclos[?]

Births

• Charlotte Dacre[?], author (+ 1842)
• January 18 - Daniel Webster, statesman (+ 1852)
• March 18 - John Calhoun, Vice President of the United States (+ 1850)
• July 26 - John Field, composer (+ 1837)
• October 27 - Niccolo Paganini, violinst and composer
• December 5 - Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States of America

Deaths