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Died on Sunday August 24, 1783
- Annigje NN (84), Lekkerkerk
- Dieltje Slijkhuijs (1), Beemte, Gelderland, Nederland
- Annitje Huijgens (84), Lekkerkerk
- Anna Maria Catharina Elisabeth HAARMEIJER
- !Anna Maria Dercksen (59), Huissen, Gelderland, Niederlande
- Dingetje Jansse Fonteijne (30)
- Antje Verhoeven (88), Wassenaar
- Annigje Huigen (84), Lekkerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Gertrudis Verhoeven (88), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje (84), Lekkerkerk
Born on August 24
- 1732 » Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist († 1785)
- 1758 » Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin († 1794)
- 1759 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician († 1833)
- 1772 » William I of the Netherlands († 1840)
- 1787 » James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer († 1834)
- 1824 » Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar († 1891)
- 1837 » Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator († 1924)
- 1843 » Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
- 1845 » James Calhoun, American lieutenant († 1876)
- 1851 » Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist († 1924)
Died on August 24
- 1759 » Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
- 1770 » Thomas Chatterton, English poet and prodigy (b. 1752)
- 1779 » Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (b. 1714)
- 1798 » Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (b. 1709)
- 1804 » Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (b. 1760)
- 1818 » James Carr, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
- 1821 » John William Polidori, English writer and physician (b. 1795)
- 1832 » Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)
- 1838 » Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
- 1841 » Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)
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)
- February 7 » American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
- June 8 » Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
- August 4 » Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.
- October 15 » The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
- December 4 » At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.
- December 23 » George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
The weather on Sunday August 24, 1783
The temperature on August 24, 1783 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken donder weerlicht.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI