Important Historical Events of the year 1682, Year 1682 in History

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List of 1682 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1682

What happened in the year 1682?

Date	Event
April 9, 1682	Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.
May 6, 1682	Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles.
August 24, 1682	William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania.
September 14, 1682	Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, is founded.
October 27, 1682	Philadelphia is founded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.