Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies

Death

Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies

Death

Gonzalo de C¢rdoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies

Death

Agostino Agazzari, composer

Birth

Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46

Death

English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam

Event

Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)

Birth

English earl of Shaftesbury flight to Amsterdam

Event

St Paul's Cathedral opens in London

Event

Pasquier Quesnel, French theologist (La Foi), dies at 85

Death

Philip, French duke of Orl‚ans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies

Death

Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat

Birth

Joseph Graetz, composer

Birth

Touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing US synagogue)

Event

Carl August Thielo, composer, dies at 56

Death

Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54

Death

British Gen Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4

Event

Henry Doeff, colonialist (wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary)

Birth

Austrian army occupies Brussels

Event

Melancthon Smith Wade, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868

Birth

English sell Suriname to Dutch

Event

Napoleon Bonaparte crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII

Event

Napoleon defeats Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz

Event

James Madison re-elected president of US, E Gerry vice-pres

Event

Jacob Rosenhaim, composer

Birth