1883

Year 1883 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

January - March

 * - A fire at the Newhall Hotel in kills 73.
 * - The, establishing the , is passed.
 * - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service  It was built by.
 * -  is published for the first time.
 * - becomes the first  to enact an.
 * - The first theater is opened, in.
 * - The is founded in  by the.
 * - is formed.

April - June



 * - is opened to traffic after 13 years of construction.
 * - In, a rumor that the was going to collapse causes a stampede which crushes twelve people.
 * - : A rush for treats results in 183 children being in a concert hall in,.
 * - First appearance of  by as a serial in Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature. Stevenson would complete the novel at the end of summer in France.

July - September

 * -  disaster in leaves 124 dead.
 * - Worlds first held in.
 * - king  barely escapes rebel attack with his life.
 * - is opened on the.
 * - The last dies at the  in.
 * - -   erupts 5:30 (local time): 163 villages are destroyed, 36,380 dead.
 * The is founded.
 * opens to students.
 * - A consortium of flour mill operators in form the  as a means to get their product to the  ports but avoid the high tariffs of.
 * - A consortium of flour mill operators in form the  as a means to get their product to the  ports but avoid the high tariffs of.

October - December

 * - is founded in, . It is the first boys public school in Australia.
 * The is founded in, .  It is the first Uniformed Youth Organization in existence.
 * The begins operation.
 * - The declares part of the  to be unconstitutional since the Court allowed private individuals and corporations to discriminate based on.
 * - and  signed the, by which the  province was ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the.
 * -, , opens (under the name of University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire)
 * - Two  bombs explode in the, injuring several people. Next day   drafts 300 policemen to guard the underground and introduces the . Public continues as before.
 * - : The first international colonial and export exhibition closed having had over 1 million visitors.
 * - : Self-described " the Po-8" gets away with his last robbery, but leaves an incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture.
 * - and  s institute five standard continental s, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
 * - is chartered as a four-year college in.
 * - is chartered as a four-year college in.

Undated

 * , known as "The Third Society" until 1888, founded at
 * discovers the.
 * begins to build cathedral.
 * is founded.
 * is founded.
 * is founded.
 *  magazine is founded.
 * The Black Arabs F.C is founded (now )
 * is founded (now the Western Bulldogs).
 * is founded.
 * Football Club is founded
 * The Gretsch Company, manufacturers of drums, banjo's and guitars was opened in Brooklyn, N.Y.

January-July

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 * , Argentine writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, prime minister of Hungary (d. )
 * -, Lebanese poet, painter, and novelist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, Norwegian poet (d. )
 * -, German architect, interior designer and designer (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, British Writer (d. )
 * -, Greek poet (d. )
 * -, American silent film actress (d. )
 * , German philosopher (d. )
 * , American film director (d. )
 * -, educational psychologist (d. )
 * -, Canadian boxer (d. )
 * , British chemist, laureate (d. )
 * , American soldier (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Japanese author (d. )
 * -, eighth (d. )
 * -, Czech writer (d. )
 * -, Irish actor (d. )
 * -, Communist leader of (d. )
 * -, Turkish politician, statesman and the third President of Turkey(d. )
 * -, German architect (d. )
 * - King  (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English economist (d. )
 * -, American scholar and World War I spy (d. )
 * -, President of Catalonia (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -,  and  (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -,  and  (d. )

July - December

 * -, Austrian writer (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * , Colombian writer (d. )
 * , dictator of Italy (d. )
 * , French stylist (d. )
 * , American actress (d. )
 * , English footballer (d. )
 * , American general (d. )
 * -, Dutch artist, painter, architect, and poet (d. )
 * -, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (d. )
 * -, German physician and physiologist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Greek general and politician (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, Swiss conductor (d. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman (d. )
 * , American Rosicrucian mystic (d. )
 * , American newspaper publisher and aviation promoter (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, librarian, bibliographer, archivist (d. )
 * -, Founder of the Martial Art Style Aikido (d. )
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, French artist and illustrator (d. )
 * probable -, Irish academic (d. )
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, French artist and illustrator (d. )
 * probable -, Irish academic (d. )


 * See also .

January - June

 * -, American doctor to (b. )
 * -, French artist (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * - of Japan (b. )
 * , French guitarist and composer (b. )
 * , n revolutionary (b. )
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * -, American Industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, princess of Hawaii (b. )
 * , Algerian leader (b. )
 * , Irish astronomer (b. )
 * , Algerian leader (b. )
 * , Irish astronomer (b. )

July - December

 * -, circus midget (b. )
 * -, U.S. Army officer (b. )
 * -, pretender to the French throne (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, French poet and critic (b. )


 * See also .