1783
This page lists news articles and events for the year 1783.
Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.
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| Decades: | 1740s | 1760s | 1770s | 1780s | 1790s | 1800s | 1810s |
| Years: | 1780 | 1781 | 1782 | 1783 | 1784 | 1785 | 1786 |
Undated
- Ongoing: American Revolution
- Event: Empress Catherine II of Russia annexes Crimea
January
February
March
April
May
June
- June 8:
- Event: Volcanic Eruption at Lakagígar killed 25% of the population in Iceland. It also killed over 20,000 people as far away as London via poisoning.
July
August
September
- September 3:
- Event: American Revolution officially ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in which England recognizes the independence of the United States of America.
October
- October 17:
- Event: The first ever public performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor takes place in Salzburg, Austria.
November
- November 21:
- Event: In Paris, the Montgolfier Brothers launch the first ever manned hot air balloon.
December
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