Family tree Menting » Johanna van Wijngaarden (1783-1784)

Birthday December 11, 1783

• The temperature on December 11, 1783 was about 2.0 °C. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
• 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)
• In the year 1783: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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 4 » The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
  • July 25 » American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
  • 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.
  • November 4 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
  • December 4 » At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1758 » Carl Friedrich Zelter, German composer, conductor, and educator († 1832)
• 1761 » Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist, economist, and jurist († 1835)
• 1781 » David Brewster, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer († 1868)
• 1801 » Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German poet and playwright († 1836)
• 1803 » Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic († 1869)
• 1810 » Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist († 1857)