What happened in 1783?
79 recorded events in 1783, including 42 in people, 10 in architecture & engineering and 5 in economy & trade.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Siege of Cuddalore
1783 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Halani
18th-century military conflict in Sindh
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Colbert raid
1783 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Siege of Mangalore
1783 event in the Second Anglo-Mysore War
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Capture of Delhi and Red Fort
1783 battle fought between Mughal Empire and Sikh Khalsa in Delhi
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
Agreement ending the American Revolutionary War
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Treaty of Georgievsk
Treaty signed by Kartli-Kakheti and the Russian Empire
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Peace of Paris (1783)
Set of treaties which ended the American Revolutionary War
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People 42
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Leonhard Euler died
Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)
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Jean Le Rond d'Alembert died
French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)
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Gerhard Friedrich Müller died
German historian and ethnologist
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Frederick Cornwallis died
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Étienne Bézout died
French mathematician (1730-1783)
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Carl Linnaeus the Younger died
Swedish naturalist (1741–1783)
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Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazán died
Spanish explorer
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Christian Mayer died
Czech-German astronomer
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Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin died
Swedish astronomer (1717-1783)
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William Alexander died
Continental Army general (1726-1783)
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Vieira Lusitano died
Portuguese artist (1699-1783)
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Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan died
French writer (1705-1783)
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James Price died
English chemist and alchemist
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Hong Dae-yong died
Korean scholar (1731-1783)
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Francesco Serao died
Italian physician, physicist and geologist
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Tommaso Perelli died
Italian astronomer, mathematician and hydraulic engineer (1704–1783)
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Georg Friedrich Brander died
German precision mechanic and mathematician
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Carl Scherffer died
Jesuit mathematician (1716-1783)
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Domingo Elizondo died
Spanish explorer
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François Vallé died
French-American explorer, businessman and officer of the militia
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Bertinazzi died
Italian actor and writer
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Jeanne Quinault died
Actress, playwright
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Françoise-Éléonore Villain died
French actress
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Jacob Hochbrucker died
French musician
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Karl Friedrich Abt died
German actor
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Ignác František Mara died
(1721-1783)
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Felicitas Abt died
German actress (1741-c.1783)
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Simón Bolívar born
Born in Caracas. Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830).
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Stendhal born
Born in Grenoble. French writer (1783–1842).
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Washington Irving born
Born in New York City. American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859).
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Vasily Zhukovsky born
Born in Mishenskoye (Belevsky district). Russian poet (1783-1852).
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Agustín I of Mexico born
Born in Morelia. First constitutional emperor of Mexico (1783-1824).
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Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig born
Born in Udby. Danish Lutheran pastor, theologian, hymn-writer and educator (1783-1872).
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Aleksandr Aleksandrov born
Born in Sarapul. Russian Army officer.
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Erik Gustaf Geijer born
Born in Ransäter. Swedish writer, historian, poet, philosopher, and composer (1783–1847).
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Julius Klaproth born
Born in Berlin. German orientalist.
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Alexander von Benckendorff born
Born in Tallinn. Russian general and statesman of Baltic German origin (1780s-1844).
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John Crawfurd born
Born in Islay. British historian.
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Guglielmo Pepe born
Born in Squillace. Italian general.
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Prince Wilhelm of Prussia born
Born in Berlin. Youngest child of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1783-1851).
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José de la Riva Agüero born
Born in Lima. President of Peru.
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Gerhard Friedrich Müller died
Died in Saint Petersburg. German historian and ethnologist.
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Science & Technology 2
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Botanic Garden of the Jagiellonian University
Botanic garden at Krakow, Poland
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Botanical Garden of the University of Granada
Botanical Garden in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Laki
Volcanic fissure in the south of Iceland
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God
Russian religious building
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St. Ursus Cathedral
Cathedral in the city of Solothurn, Switzerland
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Bregu Mosque
Mosque in Ulcinj, Montenegro
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Synagogue Haigerloch
Synagogue in Haigerloch, Germany
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Dome of Stilo
Church building in Stilo, Italy
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Economy & Trade 5
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Bank of Ireland
Commercial bank operating in Ireland
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Jones Lang LaSalle
Professional services and investment management company
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Man Group
British alternative investment management business
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Waterford Crystal
Manufacturer of crystal glassware
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Daler-Rowney
British art materials manufacturer
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1783 Calabrian earthquakes
Earthquake in Calabria, Italy in 1783
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1783 New Jersey earthquake
1783 earthquake in colonial New Jersey
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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Tauride Palace
Palace
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Catholic Church of St. Catherine
Church in Russia
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Doge's Palace
Building in Genoa, Italy
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Hegra Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Grindheim Church
Church building in Lyngdal Municipality, Southern Norway
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Dormition of the Theotokos church in Brașov
Heritage site in Brașov County, Romania
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Airlie Parish Kirk
Church in Angus, Scotland, UK
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St Mary Magdalene's Church, Stapleford
Grade I listed church in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England, UK
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Kilmodan Church
Church in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal Church
Church in Canada
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Sports & Entertainment 3
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Mariinsky Theatre
Opera company in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Estates Theatre
Theatre and opera house in Prague, Czech Republic, operated by the National Theatre company
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Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre
Former theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia (1783-1886)
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Empires & Countries 1
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Crimean Khanate dissolved
Crimean Khanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Bakhchysarai.
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