WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1783
Find out what all happened January to May 1783

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

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

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

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

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

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