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Born on Sunday February 23, 1783
- adriana WESTERMAN, heerjansdam
- Aartje Abrahams Overvest, Overlangbroek, Utrecht, Nederland († 1786)
- Alexander+ Savelberg+, Heerlen, LI, Netherlands
- Aaltje Derks Dik, Schildwolde (Slochteren-Gr) († 1844)
- Adriaan Liere van, Axel, Zeeland, Nederland († 1838)
- Albert Roelofs Koster, Rogat
- Alexandre Savelberg, Heerlen, Nederland († 1855)
- Alexander (Allexandre) Savelbergh, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 1855)
- Aafke Kornelius Schipper, Siddeburen, Groningen, Nederland († 1845)
- Adrianus De Greve, Erembodegem († 1872)
Died on Sunday February 23, 1783
- Abigail Overman (73), Cane Creek, Orange County, North Carolina
- Dina Siegel (38), Oosterwierum, Friesland, Nederland
- Adolf Jansz. Janson (33), Oostvoorne
- Gummarus DE WINTER (70), Kessel, Nijlen, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Arnoldus MONDELAERS (88), Vorst, Provincie Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgie
- Catharina Jacobus Bacx (86), Gilze
- Catharina Bacx (86), Gilze
- Claas van 't Veer (90), Zalk, Overijssel, Nederland
- Catharina Backx (92), Gilze, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Anna Maria BROUWERS (38), Grevenbicht,, Limburg, Nederland
Born on February 23
- 1723 » Richard Price, Welsh-English minister and philosopher († 1791)
- 1744 » Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker and businessman († 1812)
- 1792 » José Joaquín de Herrera, Mexican politician and general. President three times (1844–1854) († 1854)
- 1831 » Felicita Vestvali, German actress and opera singer († 1880)
- 1831 » Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Dutch painter († 1915)
- 1840 » Carl Menger, Austrian economist and educator († 1921)
- 1842 » Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author († 1906)
- 1850 » César Ritz, Swiss businessman, founded The Ritz Hotel, London and Hôtel Ritz Paris († 1918)
- 1868 » Anna Hofman-Uddgren, Swedish actress, singer, and director († 1947)
- 1868 » W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist († 1963)
Died on February 23
- 1704 » Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (b. 1653)
- 1766 » Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677)
- 1781 » George Taylor, Irish-American blacksmith and politician (b. 1716)
- 1792 » Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (b. 1723)
- 1821 » John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
- 1848 » John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
- 1855 » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777)
- 1859 » Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)
- 1879 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
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)
- January 20 » The Kingdom of Great Britain signed preliminary articles of peace with France, setting the stage to the official end of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War later that year.
- 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.
- 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.
- September 3 » American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Weather February 23, 1783
The temperature on February 23, 1783 was about 10.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.