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June 16, 1783Born on Tuesday June 17, 1783
- Antje Jans Jans, Bovenknijpe, Friesland, Nederland († 1827)
- Cornelia Trouwborst, Ouderkerk aan de IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1835)
- Ferdinand Duterte, Tourcoing, 59599, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1835)
- Dirk Dircksz Bont, Volendam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1828)
- Antonie de Bie, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Maria Verbogt, Steenbergen
- Anton WOLF, Illfurth, 68, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Bernardus Wiggers (Wiggerts), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland Nederland
- Dieter Roelfs Bultema, Midwolda,Groningen,Netherlands († 1845)
- Christophe Adolphe GRENADE, Dison, 4820, Liège, Belgique († 1850)
Died on Tuesday June 17, 1783
- Geertruida Barentsdr Stomp (78), Nieuwe Wetering, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Geertruida Barendsdr. Stomp (78), Rijpwetering
- Geertruida (Geertruij) Stomp (78), Nieuwe Wetering, Hollande
- Elisabeth Metzcker Metzger (54), Lustorf, Thurgau, Zwitserland
- Geertruida Barendsdr Stomp (78), Alkemade
- Geertruida Barentsd. (Geertrui) Stomp (78), Nieuwe Wetering
- Hermanus Mergelkuil (38), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus van Riemsdijk (66), Gramsbergen
- Engelbert Hansen, Heede
- Arien BUDDINGH (72), Elden, Gemeente Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 17, 1783 at Delpher
Born on June 17
- 1778 » Gregory Blaxland, English-Australian explorer († 1853)
- 1800 » William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician († 1867)
- 1808 » Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet, playwright, and linguist († 1845)
- 1810 » Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator († 1876)
- 1811 » Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician († 1879)
- 1818 » Charles Gounod, French composer and academic († 1893)
- 1818 » Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands († 1877)
- 1821 » E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist († 1888)
- 1832 » William Crookes, English chemist and physicist († 1919)
- 1833 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president († 1893)
Died on June 17
- 1719 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)
- 1734 » Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)
- 1740 » Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)
- 1762 » Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (b. 1674)
- 1771 » Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)
- 1775 » John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)
- 1797 » Mohammad Khan Qajar, Persian tribal chief (b. 1742)
- 1813 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
- 1821 » Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
- 1839 » Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (b. 1774)
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 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.
- July 25 » American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
- November 3 » The American Continental Army is disbanded.
- November 21 » In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
Weather June 17, 1783
The temperature on June 17, 1783 was about 16.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: betrokken regen.