March 8th, 1782

Born on March 8th, 1782

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What happened on March 8th, 1782?

March 8th, 1782

Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity, are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnadenhutten_massacre

What else happened on March 8th?

March 8th, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, with aircraft debris subsequently washing ashore a few years later in the Indian Ocean.

March 8th, 2017

The Azure Window, a limestone natural arch in Gozo, Malta, collapsed during a stor

March 8th, 1983

Cold War: In a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, U.S. president Ronald Reagan described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire".

March 8th, 1979

Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on Io (pictured), a moon of Jupiter.

March 8th, 1978

BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a television series, and other formats.

March 8th, 1966

Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.

March 8th, 1963

The Ba'ath Party came to power in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council for the Revolutionary Command.

March 8th, 1924

Three violent explosions at a coal mine near Castle Gate, Utah, killed all 171 miners working there.

March 8th, 1919

During the Egyptian Revolution, British authorities arrested rebel leader Saad Zaghloul and exiled him to Malta.

March 8th, 1910

French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's licence.

March 8th, 1736

Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran.

March 8th, 1702

Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.

March 8th, 1658

After a devastating defeat in the Second Northern War, King Frederick III of Denmark–Norway was forced to give up nearly half his Danish territory to Sweden to save the remainder.

March 8th, 1655

The court of Northampton County, Virginia, issued a ruling that made John Casor the first person of African descent in the Thirteen Colonies to be declared a slave for life as a result of a civil suit.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 8th

Same year
Born in 1782

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

52

Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin

57

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice

68

John C. Calhoun

Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832

*March 18th, 1782, Abbeville †March 31st, 1850, Old Brick Capitol

48

Vicente Guerrero

Leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence and President of Mexico (1782-1831)

*August 10th, 1782, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 14th, 1831, Cuilapan de Guerrero

67

Daoguang Emperor

Qing-dynasty Chinese emperor (1782–1850)

*September 16th, 1782, Forbidden City †February 25th, 1850, Old Summer Palace

72

Marcellin Marbot

French general

*August 18th, 1782, Altillac †November 16th, 1854, Paris

54

John Field

Irish pianist, composer, and teacher

*July 26th, 1782, Dublin †January 23rd, 1837, Moscow

70

Friedrich Fröbel

German educator

*April 21st, 1782, Oberweißbach †June 21st, 1852, Marienthal

76

F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich

British Prime Minister, politician (1782-1859)

*November 1st, 1782, London †January 28th, 1859, London

57

Caroline Bonaparte

Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)

*March 25th, 1782, Ajaccio †May 18th, 1839, Florence

83

Lewis Cass

American politician (1782-1866)

*October 9th, 1782, Exeter †June 17th, 1866, Detroit

71

Félicité de La Mennais

French priest, philosopher and political theorist (1782–1854)

*June 19th, 1782, Saint-Malo †February 27th, 1854, Paris

76

Thomas Hart Benton

State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri (1782-1858)

*March 14th, 1782, Hillsborough †April 10th, 1858, Washington, D.C.

74

Samuel Prentiss

United States federal judge (1782-1857)

*March 31st, 1782, Stonington †January 15th, 1857, Montpelier

72

Jan George Bertelman

Dutch composer (1782-1854)

*January 21st, 1782, Amsterdam †January 25th, 1854, Amsterdam

79

Thomas Wildey

English philanthropist

*January 1st, 1782, London †January 1st, 1861, United States

78

Christian Blom

Norwegian composer

*October 20th, 1782, Drammen Municipality †April 22nd, 1861, Drammen Municipality

73

Johann Gottfried Abraham Frenzel

German painter (1782-1855)

*January 1st, 1782, Dresden †November 6th, 1855, Dresden

80

William Owsley

Associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky (1782-1862)

*March 24th, 1782, Virginia †December 9th, 1862, Danville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1782 is a normal year and no leap year.

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