February 5 » In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
March 15 » In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.
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.
December 23 » George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
Day of burial July 18, 1783
The temperature on July 18, 1783 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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