Historical figures in 1783

The atlas holds 11 people and 15 moments here, in 1783. The most recorded lives are George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Jane Austen. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.

Notable people

1. George Washington

   in 1783

   3 moments here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

2. Benjamin Franklin

   in 1783

   2 moments here

   American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

3. Jane Austen

   in 1783

   2 moments here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

5. Ludwig van Beethoven

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

6. Leonhard Euler

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

7. John Adams

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

8. Francisco Goya

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

9. Friedrich Schiller

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…

10. Simón Bolívar

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

11. Catherine II of Russia

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

Moments

1. 1783 Annexes Crimea Catherine II of Russia
2. 1783 Literary residence at Bauerbach Friedrich Schiller
3. 1783 Education in Oxford Jane Austen
4. 1783 Illness while schooling in Southampton Jane Austen
5. 1783 Performed for the stadtholder Ludwig van Beethoven
6. 1783 Visits family in Salzburg with Constanze Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. 1783 Born in Caracas Simón Bolívar
8. 1783 Hydrogen-balloon flight witness Benjamin Franklin
9. 1783 Stay at the Palace of Arenas de San Pedro Francisco Goya
10. 1783 Signed Treaty of Paris John Adams
11. 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
12. 1783 Manned balloon launch Benjamin Franklin
13. 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
14. 1783 Resigns command in Annapolis George Washington
15. 1783 Returns home after the Revolution George Washington

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