1783 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1783 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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- 4 February - American Revolutionary War: Great Britain formally declares that it will cease hostilities with the United States of America.
- 2 April - Fox-North Coalition: William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland becomes First Lord of the Treasury.
- Summer - a sulphurous haze from the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland thought to have cause the deaths of more than 10,000 people in Britain. [1]
- 3 September - American Revolutionary War: Great Britain and the United States sign the Treaty of Paris ending the war. Britain also signs further treaties to end hostilities with France, Spain and the Netherlands.
- 25 November - American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
- 17 December - George III dismisses the Fox-North Coaltion. It was succeeded by a government formed by William Pitt the Younger.
- Winter - a severe winter follows in the wake of the Laki eruption.
[edit] Births
- 17 September - Samuel Prout, painter (d. 1852)
- 22 October - James Henry Keith Stewart, Member of Parliament (d. 1836)
[edit] Deaths
- 7 January - William Tans'ur, English hymnist (b. 1700)
- 6 February - Capability Brown, landscape gardener (b. 1716)
- 30 March - William Hunter, anatomist (b. 1718)
- 18 September - David Wilcock, churchman and Hebrew scholar (b. 1718)
- 16 December - William James, naval commander (b. 1720)
