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Born on Sunday December 21, 1783
- Anna Catharina Margaretha Behrends, Hüllenerfehn, Weener, Ostfriesland, Germany († 1858)
- Antonia van Son, Etten-Leur,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1854)
- Aleijda Caeltjes, Groessen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1868)
- Antonio Bueno de Camargo, Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brasil
- Ambrosius Justus Zubli, Amsterdam
- Adriana den Boer, Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaantje in 't VELD, Dubbeldam († 1859)
- Antje Kansen, Zd-Scharwoude († 1783)
- Adriana Biest, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- , DALFSEN, Overijssel, Nederland († 1864)
Died on Sunday December 21, 1783
- Aldegonde Van Melckebeke (64), Sint-Lievens-Esse (Herzele)
- Elizabeth Arijsd Van TRIERUM (3)
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- Andries (Kaljouw) Caljouw (7)
- Edmée "Angélique" de Beaujeu-sur-Saône (41), Bonny-sur-Loire, Loiret, France
- Eugenis joseph Ghewy (42), RAMSKAPELLE KNOKKE HEIST
- Derk Eggink, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Barbara Engel (35), Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Dimmen Leenderts de Vogel (42), Ouddorp, Goedereede, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Anna Wouters, Tielen
Born on December 21
- 1778 » Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Denmark († 1860)
- 1795 » Jack Russell, English priest, hunter, and dog breeder († 1883)
- 1795 » Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic († 1886)
- 1803 » Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic († 1894)
- 1804 » Benjamin Disraeli, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1881)
- 1805 » Thomas Graham, Scottish chemist and academic († 1869)
- 1811 » Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop († 1882)
- 1815 » Thomas Couture, French painter and educator († 1879)
- 1820 » William H. Osborn, American businessman († 1894)
- 1830 » Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician († 1907)
Died on December 21
- 1701 » Sir Hugh Paterson, Baronet of Bannockburn (b. 1659)
- 1807 » John Newton, English soldier and minister (b. 1725)
- 1824 » James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)
- 1869 » Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (b. 1791)
- 1873 » Francis Garnier, French admiral and explorer (b. 1839)
- 1889 » Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1809)
- 1920 » Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somalian general, founded the Dervish movement (b. 1856)
- 1929 » I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (b. 1859)
- 1933 » Knud Rasmussen, Greenlandic anthropologist and explorer (b. 1879)
- 1935 » Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
Names that were popular for boys in 1783
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Dirk
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1783
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Adriana
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Antje
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 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 4 » The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
- July 24 » The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.
- July 25 » American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
- November 29 » A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
- 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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