Page 2: Historical Events In 1783

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

Apr 09   Tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1783 hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10)   

Apr 11   On this day in history congress declares end of war with Great Britain   

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

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

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

Apr 29   On this day in history 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   Herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus on this day in history.   

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

May 10   In the year 1783 niccola Benvenuti, composer   

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   Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer in the year 1783.   

May 23   James Otis, American lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

May 30   In the year 1783 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   In the year 1783 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 05   Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make first public balloon flight on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 29   August Alexander Klengel, composer in the year 1783.   

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

Jul 24   In the year 1783 georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia   

Jul 24   Simon Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1783 willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1783 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   In the year 1783 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday   

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

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

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