Quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania

Event

James Hewitt, composer

Birth

Montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned)

Event

Mme Thible becomes 1st woman to fly (in a balloon)

Event

US constitution goes into effect

Event

John Burgoyne, soldier/playwright, dies

Death

Capt George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain

Event

Jan Ekels de Young, Dutch painter, dies at 34

Death

Congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers

Event

Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Ital adventurer/spy/librarian, dies at 73

Death

White House completed and President and Mrs John Adams move in

Event

James Pennethorne, architect

Birth

Gabriel James Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881

Birth

Tripoli forced to conclude peace with US after war over tribute

Event

Nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard, Danish painter/architect, dies at 65

Death

Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"

Event

Paul Jones Semmes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863

Birth

Phillipe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union)

Birth

John van Well, choreographer/mime (Pierrot), dies at 44

Death

Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies

Death

Unseasonable hurricane hits NYC

Event

Karl Maria FE von Weber, German composer (Oberon), dies at 39

Death

Alexander William Campbell, Brig general (Confederate Army)

Birth

National Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium

Event

3rd national black convention meets (Phila)

Event