Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands

Event

Joseph de La Barre, composer, dies at 44

Death

Catharina I, Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42

Death

1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni

Event

Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63

Death

French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle

Event

Battle at Prague: Frederik II of Prussia beats emperor army

Event

Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)

Birth

Fran‡ois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician

Birth

Ferdinand III, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane

Birth

James Kent, composer, dies at 76

Death

Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller

Birth

Ludwig B”rne, writer

Birth

1st Black Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston

Event

Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer

Birth

Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer, dies at 59

Death

Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France

Event

Ferdinand Marcucci, composer

Birth

George Sears Greene, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899

Birth

Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer, artist

Birth

Suriname sold to English (until Feb, 1816)

Event

Chapin Aaron Harris, US, found America Society of Dental Surgeons

Birth

William Walker, composer

Birth

Marin R Delany, Charlestown Va, 1st black major in US Medical Corp

Birth

Joseph Tarr Copeland, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1893

Birth