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Born on Sunday October 12, 1783
- Adriaan Hermanus Louw
- Aaltje everts Boomgaard, Huijsen religie geref († 1837)
- albert cornelisz ruijter, oosthuizen
- Anna Clasina Luijdjens, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1838)
- Alexander Franciscus Bispink, Amsterdam (NL)
- Adriana Antonisse Kuijper, Poortvliet, Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1819)
- Albert Groen, Zandvoort
- Anna Margrieta Teunisse, Hien en Dodewaard, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Kuijper, Poortvliet
- Adriana van Vuuren, Sprang, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1869)
Died on Sunday October 12, 1783
- Godefridus Vandewal (96), Mol, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Franciscus Josephus Steffens (1), Mechelen (B.)
- Joanna Francisca Van Wijnendaele (3), Sint-Lievens-Esse, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen
- Cornelia Geert Jan van den Heuvel (63), Loenhout (B)
- Elisabeth SLAETS (84), Ranst, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Elisabetha Vleminckx (0), Erps Kwerps
- Cornelis, Winssen
- Anna Maria Bastiaens (67), Pulderbos
- Jeanne Jacques (Joslet) JOSSELET (78), Leuze,5310,Namen,Wallonië,BELGIË
- Aart Roest (71), Werkendam
Born on October 12
- 1710 » Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut († 1785)
- 1725 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist († 1810)
- 1792 » Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist († 1860)
- 1798 » Pedro I, emperor of Brazil († 1834)
- 1801 » Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation († 1873)
- 1815 » William J. Hardee, American general († 1873)
- 1838 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
- 1840 » Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress († 1909)
- 1855 » Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic († 1922)
- 1860 » Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass († 1930)
Died on October 12
- 1678 » Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1621)
- 1679 » William Gurnall, English minister, theologian, and author (b. 1617)
- 1685 » Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian lawyer and jurist (b. 1628)
- 1730 » Frederick IV, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1671)
- 1758 » Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1680)
- 1812 » Juan José Castelli, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (b. 1780)
- 1858 » Hiroshige, Japanese painter (b. 1797)
- 1870 » Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)
- 1875 » Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)
Names that were popular for boys in 1783
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Jean
- John
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1783
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1783
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 15 » Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
- June 4 » The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
- June 8 » Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
- June 22 » A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
- July 24 » The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.
- November 3 » The American Continental Army is disbanded.
Weather October 12, 1783
The temperature on October 12, 1783 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: helder.