Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet (Human Life)

Birth

Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57

Death

Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar (1762)/husband of Catherine

Birth

Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81

Death

Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter

Birth

Eise J Eisinga, Frisia, built planetarium Franeker

Birth

John Wilkes thrown out of Engl House of Commons for "Essay on Women"

Event

Vincenzo Lavigna, composer

Birth

English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag

Event

Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer

Birth

US congress resolves establishment of a US mint

Event

Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)

Birth

Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64

Death

Congress passes Pres Succession Act

Event

Antonio L¢pez de Santa Anna, president of M‚xico (1833-36)

Birth

Freedom of worship established in France under constitution

Event

Francisco Manuel da Silva, composer

Birth

Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to British

Event

John Henry Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865

Birth

John Henry Newman, England, cardinal/author (Dream of Gerontius)

Birth

Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer

Birth

George Douglas Ramsey, Bvt Major general (Union Army), died in 1882

Birth

Edward Despard, last person drawn and quartered in England

Death

1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales

Event

David Tod, US diplomat/(Gov-R-Ohio, 1861-63)

Birth