* 1815 – Robert Volkmann, German composer ( d. 1883 )

* 1883 – Dally Messenger, Australian footballer ( d. 1959 )

* 1883 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech novelist ( d. 1923 )

* 1883 – Scott Nearing, American writer and educator ( d. 1983 )

* 1856 – George Coulthard, Australian footballer and cricketer ( d. 1883 )

* Adrian Stoop ( 1883 – 1957 ), English rugby union player

* 1883 – Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect ( d. 1962 )

* 1883 – The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.

* 1883 – The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

* 1883 – Pauline Frederick, American actress ( d. 1938 )

* 1883 – Martha Hedman, Swedish-American actress ( d. 1974 )

* 1883 – Marion Lorne, American actress ( d. 1968 )

* 1883 – José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese politician, 9th President of Portugal ( d. 1965 )

* 1883 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company ( d. 1971 )

* 1883 – Elsie Ferguson, American actress ( d. 1961 )

* 1883 – An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.

* 1852 – Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian ( d. 1883 )

* 1883 – Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general ( d. 1953 )

* Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope ( 1883 – 1963 ), nicknamed ABC, a British World War II admiral

* 1883 – Henry Jameson, American soccer player ( d. 1938 )

* 1883 – Richard von Mises, Austrian mathematician ( d. 1953 )

A Theatre and Concert Hall was constructed in 1883, which was renovated and expanded in 1995 – 96.

* 1946 – John Maynard Keynes, English economist ( b. 1883 )

( 1812 – 1883 ), originally named Bezime, a Vlach.

* 1883 – Gino Severini, Italian painter ( d. 1966 )

* 1959 – Sax Rohmer, English author ( b. 1883 )

* Sax Rohmer ( 1883 – 1959 ), author, creator of " Dr. Fu Manchu "

Rather, in modern times, the various autonomous houses have formed themselves loosely into congregations ( for example, Cassinese, English, Solesmes, Subiaco, Camaldolese, Sylvestrines ) that in turn are represented in the Benedictine Confederation that came into existence through Pope Leo XIII's Apostolic Brief " Summum semper " on July 12, 1883.

* 1883 – Arthur Borton, English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross ( d. 1933 )

* 1848 – Matthew Webb, English swimmer / diver ( d. 1883 )

* 1883 – Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, English soldier ( d. 1963 )

* 1883 – Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general ( d. 1950 )

* 1809 – Edward FitzGerald, English poet ( d. 1883 )

* 1883 – Arnold Bax, English composer ( d. 1953 )

Intrigued by what he had read about English public schools, in 1883, at the age of twenty, Fredy went to Rugby and to other English schools to see for himself.

The translations best known in English are those by Edward FitzGerald ( 1809 – 1883 ).

* Richard Doyle ( illustrator ) ( 1824 – 1883 ), English illustrator

* 1883 – T. E. Hulme, English poet and critic ( d. 1917 )

* 1883 – Jock Delves Broughton, English accused murderer ( d. 1942 )

* 1883 – Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners, English composer, author, and painter ( d. 1950 )

* June 20 – Estelle Winwood, English actress ( b. 1883 )

The most widely known English translation of the Kama Sutra was privately printed in 1883.

In the introduction to her own translation, Wendy Doniger, professor of the history of religions at the University of Chicago, writes that Burton " managed to get a rough approximation of the text published in English in 1883, nasty bits and all ".

Englishman Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, drowned in 1883 trying to swim the rapids down river from the falls.

* J. Redwood Anderson ( 1883 – 1964 ), English poet

From 1883 until 1896 the county was home to the English owned Rocking Chair Ranche.