Page 4: Historical Events In 1783

Dec 16   Johann Adolf Hasse, Dutch operatic composer (Sesostrate), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   English king George III fires govt of Portland on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Charles-Julien Brianchon, France, mathematician (Brianchon's theorem) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history english govt of Pitt Jr forms   

Dec 20   On this day in history antonio Francisco Jawer Jose Soler, Sp composer (Fandango), dies at 54   

Dec 22   Washington resigns his military commission on this day in history.   

Dec 23   General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress in the year 1783.   

Dec 23   Washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Robert Gallenberg, composer in the year 1783.   

Dec 31   Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states in the year 1783.   

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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 in the year 1783.   

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   Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homer) [OS=Jan 29] was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1783 birth of vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)   

Feb 10   On this day in history birth of fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873)   

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

Feb 10   James Nares, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1783.   

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   Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64