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Events
- 1781 : Immanuel Kant publishes the Critique of Pure Reason .
- until 1783 : American War of Independence .
- 1789 : outbreak of the French Revolution .
science
- 1783: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and his passenger François d'Arlandes complete the first successful ride of a manned hot air balloon (a Montgolfière ) in France.
Personalities
- Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette , French general and politician
- Louis XVI , King of France
- Joseph II Archduke in Austria, Emperor of the HRR
- Leopold II , Archduke in Austria, Emperor of the HRR
- Charles III , King of Spain
- Charles IV , King of Spain
- Friedrich Wilhelm II. , King of Prussia
- Pius VI , Pope
- Catherine II , Tsarina in Russia
- George III , King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- William Pitt the Younger , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- George Washington , President of the United States
- John Adams , President of the United States
- Benjamin Franklin , statesman in the United States
- Aga Mohammed Khan , Shah in Persia
- Kōkaku , Emperor of Japan
- Qianlong , Emperor of China
Film and entertainment related
- The mutiny on the Bounty took place in April 1789. It has been filmed several times .
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