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1783 in Great Britain

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1783 in Great Britain:
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Sport
1783 English cricket season

Events from the year 1783 in Great Britain. This year is notable for the conclusion of the American Revolution.

Incumbents

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William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Pitt the Younger

Events

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Treaty of Paris, by Benjamin West (1783), shows the American delegation at the 1783 Treaty of Paris. The British delegation refused to pose, so the painting remained incomplete

Undated

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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