Historical Events In 1783

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

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

Jan 14   American congress ratifies peace treaty (Treaty of Paris) between US and UK on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Congress ratifies peace treaty between US & England on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history hostilities cease in Revolutionary War  

Jan 20   On this day in history u.S. and British representatives signed a preliminary Cessation of Hostilities, which ended the fighting in the Revolutionary War.  

Jan 23   On this day in history stendhal, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir)  

Jan 23   The birth of Marie Henri Beyle de Stendahl, French writer in the year 1783.  

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

Feb 01   William Herschel announces star Lambda Herculis as apex on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America.  

Feb 03   Spain recognizes US independence on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history england agrees to end hostilities against the US.  

Feb 04   On this day in history england officially proclaims an end to hostilities in America  

Feb 04   In Calabria, Italy an earthquate casued 50,000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes. A series of six strong earthquakes, occurring over a two-month period, caused massive destruction in the year 1783.  

Feb 04   In the year 1783 worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 (Calabria, Italy)  

Feb 05   Earthquakes ravage Calabria, killing 30,000 in the year 1783.  

Feb 05   Sweden recognizes the United States as an independent country in the year 1783.  

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

Feb 09   In the year 1783 vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homer) [OS=Jan 29]  

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

Feb 11   Jarena Lee, famous African in the year 1783.  

Feb 15   Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 05   King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski grants rights to Jews of Kovno on this day in history.  

Mar 08   On this day in history gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer  

Mar 15   In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'etat never takes place on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   Johann Baptist Weigl, composer in the year 1783.  

Apr 03   Sweden & US sign a treaty of Amity & Commerce on this day in history.  

Apr 03   On this day in history sweden and US sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce  

Apr 03   The birth of Washington Irving, American author in the year 1783.  

Apr 03   In the year 1783 washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)  

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

Apr 08   Catharina II of Russia annexes the Krim in the year 1783.  

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Jan 12   Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen) was born in the year 1783.  

Jan 20   Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860) was born in the year 1783.  

Jan 23   Stendahl, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir) was born in the year 1783.  

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of stendhal, French writer (d. 1842)  

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   On this day in history birth of vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)  

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   In the year 1783 james Nares, composer, dies at 67  

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

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

Apr 07   Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1783.  

Apr 11   Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64 on this day in history.