1682 facts for kids

Year 1682 was a common year. It started on a Thursday if you were using the Gregorian calendar. This year was full of important events around the world. Kings moved their courts, new cities were founded, and explorers made big discoveries.

Events

Important Discoveries and Foundations

• March 11 – A special hospital for soldiers, the Chelsea Hospital, was started in England.
• April 7 – The explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, reached the end of the Mississippi River in America. He had been exploring rivers.
• April 9 – Near where the Mississippi River meets the sea, La Salle claimed a huge area for France. He called this land "La Louisiane." This is near where Venice, Louisiana, is today.
• May 6 – King Louis XIV moved his royal court to Versailles. This grand palace became the center of French power.
• May 7 – This date marks the official start of the reign of Peter the Great. He would become a very famous ruler of Russia.
• July 19 – Iyasus became the new Emperor of Ethiopia. He took over after his father, Yohannes I, passed away.
• August 12 – The Vesuvius volcano began erupting. This period of activity lasted for ten days.
• September – Halley's Comet was seen in the sky. The famous astronomer Edmond Halley himself observed it.
• September 14 – Bishop Gore School was founded in Swansea, Wales.
• October 27 – The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded by William Penn.

Other Events of 1682

• The first black slaves arrived in Germany.
• The Richard Wall House was built in Pennsylvania.

Births

Famous People Born in 1682

• February 25 – Giovanni Battista Morgagni, an Italian expert in human anatomy. He studied the body's structure. (died 1771)
• April 16 – John Hadley, an inventor. He created important tools like the octant. (died 1744)
• June 27 – King Charles XII of Sweden. He was a powerful and famous king. (died 1718)
• July 10 – Roger Cotes, an English mathematician. He made important discoveries in math. (died 1716)
• August 16 – Louis, duc de Bourgogne. He was an heir to the throne of France. (died 1712)
• October 29 – Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, a French historian. He wrote about history. (died 1761)

Deaths

Notable People Who Died in 1682

• February 25 – Alessandro Stradella, an Italian composer. He wrote music. (born 1644)
• March 14 – Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruysdael, a Dutch painter. He created beautiful artworks. (born c.1628)
• April 1 – Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, a Bishop of Strassburg. (born 1625)
• April 3 – Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, a Spanish painter. (born 1618)
• May 7 – Tsar Feodor III of Russia. He was a ruler of Russia. (born 1661)
• July 12 – Jean Picard, a French astronomer. He studied stars and planets. (born 1620)
• September 8 – Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, a Spanish writer. (born 1606)
• October 19 – Sir Thomas Browne, an English writer, doctor, and philosopher. (born 1605)
• November 19 – Prince Rupert of the Rhine. He was a military commander in the English Civil War. (born 1619)
• November 23 – Claude Lorrain, a French painter. (born c.1600)
• date unknown Yohannes I, the Emperor of Ethiopia.
• date unknown Turhan Hatice, a regent of the Ottoman Empire. A regent is someone who rules when the king or queen is too young. (born 1627)

Images for kids

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  April 9: La Salle claims the Mississippi River and the surrounding Louisiana Territory for France.

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  Moscow Uprising of 1682.

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  Charles XII of Sweden

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  Prince Rupert of the Rhine

See also

In Spanish: 1682 para niños