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   In the year 1783 english govt of Pitt Jr forms   

Dec 20   Antonio Francisco Jawer Jose Soler, Sp composer (Fandango), dies at 54 in the year 1783.   

Dec 22   On this day in history washington resigns his military commission   

Dec 23   On this day in history general George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress   

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 on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1783.   

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

Jan 23   Stendhal, French writer (d. 1842) was born in the year 1783.   

Jan 29   Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9] was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homer) [OS=Jan 29] was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   William Tans'ur, English hymnist (b. 1700) died in the year 1783.   

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

Feb 10   James Nares, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1783.   

Mar 30   In the year 1783 death of william Hunter, Scottish anatomist (b. 1718)   

Apr 07   Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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