Page 2: Historical Events In 1783

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

Apr 09   In the year 1783 tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India   

Apr 10   On this day in history hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10)   

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 in the year 1783.   

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

May 03   In the year 1783 pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49   

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

May 09   On this day in history alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

May 10   Niccola Benvenuti, composer in the year 1783.   

May 18   On this day in history first United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States.   

May 22   In the year 1783 thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer   

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   In the year 1783 benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes first daily newspaper in US   

Jun 04   Montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned) in the year 1783.   

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

Jun 05   On this day in history brothers Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier publicly demonstrate their hot-air baloon in 10-minute flight over Annonay, France   

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   Joseph Lincke, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1783 laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption   

Jun 19   Thomas Sully, US portrait painter (Queen Victoria) on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1783 august Alexander Klengel, composer   

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

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

Jul 24   Simon Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule in the year 1783.   

Jul 27   Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German music theroist/violist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history skaptar Volcano on Iceland erupts killing about 9,000   

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

Aug 07   John Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery) on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 12   Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   Stendahl, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1783 birth of stendhal, French writer (d. 1842)   

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   In the year 1783 birth of fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873)   

Jan 05   Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday on this day in history.   

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

Feb 06   On this day in history lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71   

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