January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
March 10 » French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
May 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
Day of death May 22, 1783
The temperature on May 22, 1783 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
February 5 » In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
April 18 » Three-Fifths Compromise: the first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
June 8 » Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
November 29 » A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
December 4 » At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.
December 23 » George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
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