May 21 » The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
September 5 » Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska.
Day of death January 22, 1783
The temperature on January 22, 1783 was about 1.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw. Source: KNMI
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.
May 26 » A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrated the end of fighting in the American Revolution.
June 8 » Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
October 15 » The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
November 25 » American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
November 29 » A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
Day of burial January 23, 1783
The temperature on January 23, 1783 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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