WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO AUGUST 1783
Find out what all happened May to August 1783

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

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

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

First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John), New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States. (18. May 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 Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon). (4. June 1783)

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