Historical Events In 1783

Apr 08   John Claudius, London England, horticulturist on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India in the year 1783.  

Apr 10   Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10) on this day in history.  

Apr 11   Congress declares end of war with Great Britain in the year 1783.  

Apr 11   In the year 1783 nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64  

Apr 18   Fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years to the day since it began on this day in history.  

Apr 19   George Washington proclaims end of hostilities in the year 1783.  

Apr 29   In the year 1783 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)  

May 03   Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

May 04   On this day in history herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus  

May 09   Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader on this day in history.  

May 10   Niccola Benvenuti, composer in the year 1783.  

May 18   In the year 1783 first United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States.  

May 22   On this day in history thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer  

May 23   James Otis, American lawyer, dies in the year 1783.  

May 30   Benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily newspaper in US in the year 1783.  

May 30   Benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes first daily newspaper in US in the year 1783.  

Jun 04   Montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned) on this day in history.  

Jun 04   Montgolfier brothers launch first hot-air balloon (unmanned) in the year 1783.  

Jun 05   Brothers Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier publicly demonstrate their hot-air baloon in 10-minute flight over Annonay, France in the year 1783.  

Jun 05   Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight in the year 1783.  

Jun 05   Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make first public balloon flight in the year 1783.  

Jun 08   Joseph Lincke, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 08   Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption on this day in history.  

Jun 19   Thomas Sully, US portrait painter (Queen Victoria) in the year 1783.  

Jun 29   On this day in history august Alexander Klengel, composer  

Jul 15   On this day in history 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France  

Jul 24   Georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia in the year 1783.  

Jul 24   In the year 1783 simon Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule  

Jul 27   In the year 1783 johann Philipp Kirnberger, German music theroist/violist, dies at 62  

Jul 29   Skaptar Volcano on Iceland erupts killing about 9,000 in the year 1783.  

Aug 06   Willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70 in the year 1783.  

Aug 07   On this day in history john Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery)  

Aug 27   1st hydrogen balloon flight (unmanned); reaches 900 m altitude on this day in history.  

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Jan 12   In the year 1783 birth of erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen)  

Jan 20   In the year 1783 birth of justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860)  

Jan 23   In the year 1783 birth of stendahl, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir)  

Jan 23   Stendhal, French writer (d. 1842) was born in the year 1783.  

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9]  

Feb 09   Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homer) [OS=Jan 29] was born in the year 1783.  

Feb 09   Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852) was born in the year 1783.  

Feb 10   Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1783 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday  

Jan 07   William Tans'ur, English hymnist (b. 1700) died on this day in history.  

Feb 06   Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   James Nares, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1783 gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 30   On this day in history death of william Hunter, Scottish anatomist (b. 1718)  

Apr 07   In the year 1783 ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71  

Apr 11   Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64 in the year 1783.