Year 1783 (MDCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1783 in architecture involved some significant events Events Works Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - Portrait of Marie Antoinette Events The Peace of Versailles ending the American Revolution formally Events Works published William Blake, Poetical Sketches Jane Cave, Poems on Various Subjects Events August 23 - Maria Anna Mozart marries Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold The year 1783 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1782 in Canada, other events of 1783, 1784 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1782 state leaders - Events of 1783 - 1784 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Military junta ( 1782 - 1784) Macau - # D Francisco Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
Events of 1783
January - June
February 4:
Earthquake in
Calabria.
Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of
- February 3 - American Revolutionary War: Britain recognizes United States independence. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- February 4
- American Revolutionary War: Great Britain formally declares that it will cease hostilities with the United States of America. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- An earthquake in Calabria, Italy, leaves 50,000 dead. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- March 5 - Last celebration of Massacre Day. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
- April 15 - Preliminary articles of peace ending American Revolutionary War ratified. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
- May 18 - Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada- First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The name United Empire Loyalists is a honorific name which has been given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other
- June 4 or June 5 - The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon) in Annonay, France. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Joseph-Michel Montgolfier ( 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ( 6 January 1745 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier ( 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ( 6 January 1745 The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology Annonay is a commune in the north of the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- June 8 - The volcano Laki, in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills 9350 people and starts a seven-year famine. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Laki or Lakagígar ( Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation Eruption causes deaths of livestock when they eat contaminated grass and also widespread crop failure.
June: French
balloon montgolfière.
Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology Joseph-Michel Montgolfier ( 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ( 6 January 1745
- Effects of the Laki volcano were felt all over Europe. Laki or Lakagígar ( Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the New evidence has been unearthed to conclude that this was one of "the greatest environmental catastrophies in European History"
July - December
- July 16 - Grants of land in Canada to American loyalists announced. The history of Europe describes the passage of time from humans inhabiting the European continent to the present day Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For information on the role of those Loyalists in Canadian history after their emigration see United Empire
- July 24 - Treaty of Georgievsk between the Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti (Georgia). Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. The Treaty of Georgievsk (Георгиевский трактат Georgievskiy traktat; გეორგიევსკის ტრაქტატი georgievskis The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti (1762-1798 was created in 1762 by the unification of two eastern Georgian kingdoms which had existed independently since the disintegration of Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between
- August 5 - Mount Asama erupts, causing turmoil in Edo period Japan. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. is an active Complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- September 3 - American Revolutionary War ends: Treaty of Paris - A treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris, ending the war. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, and approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, formally A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
- October 3 - Waterford glassware factory begins production in Waterford city, Ireland
- November 2 - In Rocky Hill, New Jersey, US General George Washington gives his "Farewell Address to the Army". Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Rocky Hill is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star General officer rank George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the
- November 21 - In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, marquis d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight (flight time: 25 minutes, Maximum height: 5* miles). Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier was a French Chemistry and Physics teacher and one of the first pioneers of Aviation. François Laurent Marquis d'Arlandes ( 1742 - May 1, 1809) was a pioneer of Hot air ballooning along with Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology
- November 25 - American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The City of New York The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, and approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, formally
- December 4 - At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Fraunces Tavern is a restaurant and museum in lower Manhattan, New York City. The City of New York In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star General officer rank George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the
Undated
- City of Sevastopol is founded on the Crimean peninsula of Russian Empire. Sevastopol ( see pronunciation below) is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea Peninsula Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya
- United Empire Loyalists flee to Canada from the new United States. The name United Empire Loyalists is a honorific name which has been given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending hostilities between the Franco-Spanish Alliance and England. The Peace of Paris (1783 was the set of treaties which ended the American Revolutionary War. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
- Loyalists from New York settle Great Abaco in the Bahamas. This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For information on the role of those Loyalists in Canadian history after their emigration see United Empire New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous History First inhabited by the Lucayan, in 1783 the first European settlers of the islands were Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and
- Ireland's last grey wolf was killed. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora
Births
- January 20 - Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a Japanese era name (年号 nengō, lit Year name after An'ei and before Kansei. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer ( January 20, 1783 &ndash March 6, 1860) was a German cellist and Composer. 1860)
- January 23 - Stendhal, French writer (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Henri-Marie Beyle ( January 23, 1783 &ndash March 23, 1842) better known by his Pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century 1842)
- March 8 - Hannah Van Buren (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Hannah Hoes Van Buren ( March 8, 1783 &ndash February 5, 1819) born Hannah Hoes, was the wife of the eighth United States 1819)
- April 3 - Washington Irving, American author (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th 1859)
- July 24 - Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan patriot, revolutionary leader and statesman (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash 1830). For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display
- September 17 - Samuel Prout, English painter (d. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Samuel Prout ( September 17, 1783 - February 10, 1852) was an English water-colour painter. 1852)
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- Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner, German chemist (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner (1783 - 1857 was a German Chemist and natural scientist 1857)
- Nadezhda Durova, First female Russian army officer (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova (Надежда Андреевна Дурова also known as Alexander Durov, Alexander Sokolov and Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov 1866)
- See also Category: 1783 births. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Deaths
- January 7 - William Tans'ur, English hymnist (b. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental William Tans'ur (or Tansur or Tanzer) ( 1700 &ndash January 7, 1783) was an English Hymn -writer psalmodist 1700)
- February 6 - Capability Brown, English landscape gardener (b. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio 1716)
- March 23 - Charles Carroll, American lawyer and delegate to the Continental Congress (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Charles Carroll ( March 22, 1723 &ndash March 23, 1783) was an American lawyer and statesman from Annapolis Maryland. 1723)
- March 30 - William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. William Hunter FRS ( 23 May 1718 &ndash 30 March 1783) was a Scottish Anatomist and Physician 1718)
- March 31 - Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Russian statesman (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Count Nikita Ivanovich Panin (Ники́та Ива́нович Па́нин () was an influential Russian statesman and political mentor to Catherine the Great 1718)
- April 16
- Benedict Joseph Labre, French saint (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Saint Benedict Joseph Labre (Benoît Joseph Labre ( March 25, 1748 – April 17, 1783) was a French Mendicant and 1745)
- Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christian Mayer ( August 20, 1719 &ndash April 16, 1783) was an Czech Astronomer and Teacher. 1719)
- May 23 - James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne James Otis Jr (February 5 1725 &ndash May 23 1783 was a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who was an early advocate of the political views that led to the American 1725)
- September 18
- Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated 1707)
- Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Benjamin Kennicott ( April 4, 1718 &ndash September 18, 1783) was an English churchman and Hebrew scholar 1718)
- October 29 - Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II 1717)
- November 22 - John Hanson, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran John Hanson ( November 22 1783 was a delegate to the United States in Congress Assembled from Maryland. 1715)
- November 23 - Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Arima Yoriyuki (有馬 頼徸 December 31, 1714 – December 16, 1783) was a Japanese Mathematician of the Edo era 1714)
- December 13 - Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin ( Sunne parish Jämtlands län September 22 1717 &ndash Stockholm December 13, 1783) 1717)
- December 16 - William James, British naval commander (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Commodore Sir William James 1st Baronet, FRS (c1721 &ndash 16 December 1783) was a British naval commander known for his successful 1720)
- See also Category: 1783 deaths. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting
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