What Happened in June 1782

Historical Events

  • Jun 20 Congress approves Great Seal of the United States of America with the bald eagle as its symbol

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 3 Charles Waterton, English naturalist and pioneering conservationist, born in Wakefield, England (d. 1865)
  • Jun 10 Amable-Guillaume-Prosper Brugière, French politician and historian, born in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France (d. 1866)
  • Jun 19 Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, French Catholic priest and writer (L'avenir), born in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France (d. 1854)
  • Jun 19 John Bray, American actor and composer (The Indian Princess), born in England (d. 1822)
  • Jun 21 Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian general, born in Olkhovatsky District, Russia (d. 1852)