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Philip P
Philip Pendleton Barbour was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only indi…
Philip P
The 1780s
Explore 315 historical events from 1780–1789.
1783
Friedrich Sertürner, German chemist and pharmacist (died 1841)
Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner was a German pharmacist and a pioneer of alkaloid chemistry. He is best known for his discovery of morphine, which he isolated from opium in 1804, …
Friedrich Sertürner, German chemist and pharmacist (died 1841)
1783
Johann Heinrich von Thünen, German economist and geographer (died 1850)
Johann Heinrich von Thünen, sometimes spelled Thuenen, was a prominent nineteenth-century economist and a native of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, now in northern Germany.
Johann Heinrich von Thünen, German economist and geographer (died 1850)
1783
Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (died 1853)
Charles Tristan, Marquis de Montholon was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars. He chose to go into exile on Saint Helena with the ex-emperor after Napoleon's second abdicat…
Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (died 1853)
1783
American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader Amer…
American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars
1783
Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three-fifth
The Three-fifths Compromise, also known as the Constitutional Compromise of 1787, was an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the inclusio…
Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three-fifth
1783
Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (died 1860)
Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Bismarck was a German lieutenant general, diplomat and military writer. He wrote several major military-political works and military histories, which wer…
Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (died 1860)
1783
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (died 1801)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia was a daughter of Emperor Paul I of Russia and sister of emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I. She married Archduke Archduke Joseph, Palat…
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (died 1801)
1783
William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (died 1852)
William Tierney Clark FRS FRAS was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. He was among the earliest designers of suspension …
William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (died 1852)
1783
Federigo Zuccari, astronomer, director of the Astronomical Observatory of Naples (died 1817)
Federigo, Vincenzo Antonio, Ludovico Zuccari was an Italian astronomer, professor of Astronomy at the Naples University, professor of Mathematical Geography at the Military Academy…
Federigo Zuccari, astronomer, director of the Astronomical Observatory of Naples (died 1817)
1783
N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (died 1872)
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig, most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. He was one of t…
N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (died 1872)
1783
First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John, New Brunswick), Canada, after leaving the United
United Empire Loyalist is an honorific title which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the governor of Quebec and governor general of the Canadas, to American Loyalists who…
First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John, New Brunswick), Canada, after leaving the United
1783
A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrates the end of fighting in the American Revolutionary W
A Great Jubilee Day, first held on Monday, May 26, 1783, in North Stratford, now Trumbull, Connecticut, commemorated the end of fighting in the American Revolutionary War. This cel…
A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrates the end of fighting in the American Revolutionary W
1783
The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon)
The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier – were aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers from the commune Annonay in Ardèc…
The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon)
1783
Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine
Laki or Lakagígar is a volcanic fissure in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, not far from the volcanic fissure of Eldgjá and the small village of Kirkjubæjark…
Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine
1783
American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…
American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
1783
Nadezhda Durova, Russian soldier (died 1866)
Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov was a Russian cavalry soldier and writer who participated in the Napoleonic Wars. Alexandrov was assigned female at birth, but solely presented as a…
Nadezhda Durova, Russian soldier (died 1866)
1783
Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (born 1719)
Christian Mayer was a Moravian-German Catholic priest, astronomer and teacher.
Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (born 1719)
1783
James Otis Jr
James Otis Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and activist who was an early supporter of patriotic causes in the Province of Massachusetts Bay at the beginning of the American…
James Otis Jr
1783
Carlo Bertinazzi, Italian actor and author (born 1710)
Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi, known as Carlin, was an Italian actor and author. He is known to have traveled with Giacomo Casanova's mother, Zanetta Farussi, to St Petersburg to perfor…
Carlo Bertinazzi, Italian actor and author (born 1710)
1783
Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar (born 1718)
Benjamin Kennicott was an English churchman and Hebrew scholar.
Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar (born 1718)
1783
American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom…
The Treaty of Paris, signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the War of Americ…
American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom…
1783
José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (died 185
José Mariano de la Cruz de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete was a Peruvian soldier and politician who was the first president of Peru and the second president of North Peru, a cons…
José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (died 185
1783
Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, second President of Venezuela, and liberation leader for much of…
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman who led what are currently the countries of Bolivia, Col…
Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, second President of Venezuela, and liberation leader for much of…