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April 1, 1783Died on Wednesday April 2, 1783
- Cornelis Slimmen (45)
- Hendrikje Pipping, Amsterdam-Leidschenkerkhof (1664-1866)
- Anna Maria HAUSCHILD (74), Vierden, Rotenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Franciscus Meersman (8), Temse
- Catrina Hoogenboom, Roelofarendsveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Hendrika Brinkman (65), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Catharina Leunissen (128), Brunssum
- Adriana van Dongen, Dussen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Hauer (8), Amsterdam
- Godelieva Van Bever(en) (26), Borsbeke-Herzele (Akte 130 pagina 51 van GAD 64)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 2, 1783 at Delpher
Born on April 2
- 1788 » Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet and author († 1862)
- 1788 » Wilhelmine Reichard, German balloonist († 1848)
- 1789 » Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician († 1871)
- 1792 » Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada († 1840)
- 1798 » August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and academic († 1874)
- 1805 » Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet († 1875)
- 1814 » Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor († 1879)
- 1814 » Henry L. Benning, American general and judge († 1875)
- 1827 » William Holman Hunt, English soldier and painter († 1910)
- 1835 » Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer († 1907)
Died on April 2
- 1742 » James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
- 1747 » Johann Jacob Dillenius, German-English botanist and mycologist (b. 1684)
- 1754 » Thomas Carte, English historian and author (b. 1686)
- 1787 » Thomas Gage, English general and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1719)
- 1791 » Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician (b. 1749)
- 1801 » Thomas Dadford, Jr., English engineer (b. 1761)
- 1803 » Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721)
- 1817 » Johann Heinrich Jung, German author and academic (b. 1740)
- 1827 » Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and educator (b. 1776)
- 1845 » Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician (b. 1763)
Names that were popular for boys in 1783
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Joseph
- 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)
- February 3 » Spain–United States relations are first established.
- 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 4 » The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
- November 4 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
- November 25 » American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
The weather on Wednesday April 2, 1783
The temperature on April 2, 1783 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI