Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland

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Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)

Birth

Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Czech master builder, dies at 62

Death

Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer

Birth

Ludwig Von Beethoven, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy)

Birth

George Washingtons army returns to Valley Forge Pa

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France recognizes independence of English colonies in America

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Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements)

Birth

Russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Och rov

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Aztec calendar stone discovered in M‚xico City

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NYC traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street

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Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Qu‚bec city

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Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism

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1st impeachment trial against a US senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins

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Gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary)

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Johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia)

Birth

John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound)

Birth

Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer, dies at 54

Death

John Antes, composer, dies at 71

Death

Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain

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Samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887

Birth

Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892

Birth

Kentucky abolishes debtors prisons

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Frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862

Birth

Thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity and Humanity)

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