1783 in History

Mans the 1st manned hydrogen balloon flight

Britain relinquishes all land east of the Mississippi

Appointed Comptroller General of Finances

Acknowledges the exclusive right of the Irish Parliament to legislate for Ireland

Proposes that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocity greater than light.

Publishes a paper proposing that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocities exceeding the speed of light, an important precursor to the black hole concept.

Appointed Foreign Secretary, 2nd term

Appointed Foreign Secretary

The Great Mass in C minor receives an incomplete Salzburg performance.

Appointed Home Secretary

The Treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies

The Treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies

The Parliament at Besancon demands that the Estates General be convened

Parliament proclaims an end to all hostilities in north America

Proclaims an end to British hostilities in America

Congress formally proclaims end to War against Britain

Faces peacetime uncertainty after the American War ends.

Appointed Prime Minister by George III, Britains youngest Prime Minister, age 24

Appointed Quartermaster

Resigns as Commander in Chief

Censured over the Treaty of Versailles with America

Under the Treaty of Paris Britain cedes Florida to Spain

Under the Treaty of Paris Britain cedes St Lucia to France

Under the Treaty of Paris Britain cedes Tobago to France

In the Treaty of Paris Britain is awarded the West Indies

Tipu Sultan's forces besiege the East India Company garrison at Mangalore during the closing phase of the war.

The Treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies. The Treaty of Paris cedes Florida to Spain. France regains St Lucia, Tobago & the East Indies. Britain regains the West Indies

The Treaty of Paris is signed by Britain & the US, formally ending the war. Britain signs a Peace Pact with France & Spain at Versailles, ceding Florida to Spain

Birth of Simon Bolivar

Tipu Sultan supports Franco-Mysorean operations around Cuddalore during the final campaigning of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.