WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1783
Find out what all happened January to October 1783

The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon). (4. June 1783)

American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar. (7. February 1783)

The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon marks the first human ascent, by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, (tethered balloon). (15. October 1783)

The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence). (20. January 1783)

Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths. (4. August 1783)

The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk. (24. July 1783)

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. (15. March 1783)

First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John), New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States. (18. May 1783)

A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrated end of fighting in American Revolution. (26. May 1783)

Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine. (8. June 1783)

American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement. (25. July 1783)

A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France. (22. June 1783)

In Calabria a sequence of strong earthquakes begins. (5. February 1783)

A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast. (18. August 1783)

American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence. (3. February 1783)

American Revolutionary War: the war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain. (3. September 1783)

Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified. (15. April 1783)