Battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians [NS=Mar 1]

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Luigi Rossi, composer, dies

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Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer

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Netherlands and England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English)

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Philip V, France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)

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Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer

Birth

Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark

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David Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)

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Georg F H„ndel's "Alexander's Feast," premieres

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[Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet)

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Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician/patriot

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Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)

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Pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies

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Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer

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Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer

Birth

Messier adds M46-M49 to his catalog (galactic clusters in Puppis and Hydra and galaxy in Virgo)

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Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied)

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Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84

Death

Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer, dies at 47

Death

1/3 of papal domain ceded to France

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Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953

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VP Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent

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British squadron under Adm Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle

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Lauro Rossi, composer

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Leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47

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