Major Events
- Jan 14 US Congress of the Confederation ratifies the Treaty of Paris, signed September 3, 1783, ending the Revolutionary War, and forwards it to Great Britain
- Mar 22 The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand
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George Hamilton-Gordon
Ferdinand VII
Henry John Temple
Zachary TaylorMore People Born in 1784
Fun Fact About 1784
Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol
Denis Diderot
Junípero Serra
Ann Lee
Phillis Wheatley
Samuel JohnsonMore 1784 Deaths
Articles About 1784
Emerald Buddha
The Emerald Buddha of Thailand, considered the palladium of the nation and one of its most sacred sitesMarch 22
A Salute to the Military Genius, Napoleon Bonaparte
A 15-year-old boy entered a soldiers’ training school in Paris on this day. He was to become the military genius and great commander known as Napoléon Bonaparte.October 30
Famous Weddings in 1784
- Feb 16 American Revolutionary War patriot Ethan Allen (46) weds second wife Frances Montresor Brush Buchanan
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Frederick the Great
Louis XVI
William Pitt the Younger