Historical figures in 1783

The atlas holds 16 people and 21 moments here, in 1783. The most recorded lives are George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Jane Austen. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.

Notable people

1. Alexander Hamilton

   in 1783

   2 moments here

   American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

2. Benjamin Franklin

   in 1783

   2 moments here

   American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

3. Catherine II of Russia

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

4. Francisco Goya

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

5. Friedrich Schiller

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…

6. George Washington

   in 1783

   3 moments here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

7. James Monroe

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

8. Jane Austen

   in 1783

   2 moments here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

9. John Adams

   in 1783

   1 moment here

   American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

10. John Quincy Adams

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…

11. José de San Martín

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    Argentine general and independence leader who helped secure the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.…

12. Joséphine de Beauharnais

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…

13. Leonhard Euler

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

14. Ludwig van Beethoven

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

15. Simón Bolívar

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

16. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

Moments

1. 1783 Postwar law practice Alexander Hamilton
2. 1783 Annexes Crimea Catherine II of Russia
3. 1783 Literary residence at Bauerbach Friedrich Schiller
4. 1783 Education in Oxford Jane Austen
5. 1783 Illness while schooling in Southampton Jane Austen
6. 1783 Family residence in Madrid José de San Martín
7. 1783 Performed for the stadtholder Ludwig van Beethoven
8. 1783 Visits family in Salzburg with Constanze Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. 1783 Stranded en route through Copenhagen John Quincy Adams
10. 1783 Congress relocates to Princeton Alexander Hamilton
11. 1783 Born in Caracas Simón Bolívar
12. 1783 Hydrogen-balloon flight witness Benjamin Franklin
13. 1783 Stay at the Palace of Arenas de San Pedro Francisco Goya
14. 1783 Signed Treaty of Paris John Adams
15. 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
16. 1783 Service in the Confederation Congress at Annapolis James Monroe
17. 1783 Residence at Pentemont Abbey Joséphine de Beauharnais
18. 1783 Manned balloon launch Benjamin Franklin
19. 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
20. 1783 Resigns command in Annapolis George Washington
21. 1783 Returns home after the Revolution George Washington

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