What Happened In February 1783 In History

Historical Events for February, 1783

• 3rd » American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence.
• 5th » In Calabria a 1783 Calabrian earthquakes called sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
• 7th » American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1783

• 9th » Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
• 10th » Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873)
• 21st » Catharina of Württemberg (d. 1835)

Famous Deaths for February 1783

• 6th » Capability Brown, English gardener (b. 1716)

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