Timeline November 1783

Events in November 1783 3

• 1721 – 1783 John Hanson (1721-1783) Died 15 November 1783, aged 62 John Hanson was an American statesman who served as President of the United States in Congress Assembled, the first to hold that title under the Articles of Confederation. He had earlier been a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland. He died at Oxon Hill, Maryland, at age 62.
• 1783 First manned hot air balloon flight Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes fly over Paris Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes ascended over Paris in a hot air balloon built by the Montgolfier brothers, the first free flight carrying humans. The balloon rose from the Bois de Boulogne and flew about nine kilometers before landing safely. The flight proved that sustained human flight was possible.
• 1783 British forces evacuate New York City Last British troops leave the United States after the Revolutionary War British troops withdrew from New York City, their last stronghold in the United States, marking the effective end of the British military presence in the former colonies. George Washington entered the city later that day to celebrate. The date became commemorated in New York as Evacuation Day.