Historical events in 1783
- The Glasgow Herald is first published.
- Glasgow Chambers of Commerce founded. The first of its kind in the UK.
- The fighting of the Revolutionary War ended. Britain signed a peace agreement with France and Spain, who allied against it in the American War of Independence.
- Spain recognized United States' independence.
- Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America.
- Sweden recognized the independence of the United States.
- The first American daily newspaper, The Pennsylvania Evening Post, began publishing in Philadelphia.
- The Montgolfier brothers launched their 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned) in a 10-minute flight over Annonay, France.
- 1783-1784
A series of 10 eruptions from the Laki Craters on Iceland changed
atmospheric conditions in most of the Northern Hemisphere. This also
generated a cascade of events that led to record low levels of water in
the Nile River and brought famine to the region.
- Simon Bolivar (d.1830), was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
- The Treaty of Paris between the United States and Great Britain officially ended the Revolutionary War.
- Virginia emancipated slaves who fought for independence during the Revolutionary War.
- Gen. George Washington issued his "Farewell Address to the Army" near Princeton, N.J.
- Annapolis, Md., became the US capital until June 1784. [see Nov 26, 1783]
- Import of African slaves was banned by all of the Northern American states.
- In Britain William Pitt (24) became prime minister and the youngest leader of the Tories.
- John
H. Molson (19) acquired a share in a log cabin brewery on the banks of
the St. Lawrence River and began the Molson beer empire.
- The Kirov Ballet was founded in St. Petersburg.
- Catherine the Great annexed the Crimea to the Russian empire. 83% or the residents were Tatars.
