Historical Events In 1783

Apr 08   In the year 1783 john Claudius, London England, horticulturist  

Apr 09   On this day in history tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1783.  

Apr 19   George Washington proclaims end of hostilities on this day in history.  

Apr 29   David Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1783.  

May 10   Niccola Benvenuti, composer on this day in history.  

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

May 22   Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer on this day in history.  

May 23   In the year 1783 james Otis, American lawyer, dies  

May 30   On this day in history benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily newspaper in US  

May 30   Benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes first daily newspaper in US on this day in history.  

Jun 04   On this day in history montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned)  

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   In the year 1783 joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight  

Jun 05   In the year 1783 joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make first public balloon flight  

Jun 08   On this day in history joseph Lincke, composer  

Jun 08   Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption in the year 1783.  

Jun 19   In the year 1783 thomas Sully, US portrait painter (Queen Victoria)  

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

Jul 15   1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France in the year 1783.  

Jul 24   On this day in history georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 06   Willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Aug 07   John Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery) in the year 1783.  

Aug 27   1st hydrogen balloon flight (unmanned); reaches 900 m altitude in the year 1783.  

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen)  

Jan 20   Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9] was born in the year 1783.  

Feb 09   On this day in history birth of vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homer) [OS=Jan 29]  

Feb 09   Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873) was born in the year 1783.  

Jan 05   Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday in the year 1783.  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of william Tans'ur, English hymnist (b. 1700)  

Feb 06   Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 in the year 1783.  

Feb 10   On this day in history james Nares, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 23   On this day in history gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 30   William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (b. 1718) died in the year 1783.  

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.