Johann Quirsfeld, composer

Birth

Gaspar de Guzm n, premier of Spain (1621-43), dies at 58

Death

Margaretha M Alacoque, French mystic/saint

Birth

10,000 Jews of Polannoe murdered in Chmielnick massacre

Event

Clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italy, Pope (1700-21)

Birth

Ferdinand Tobias Richter, composer

Birth

Clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italian Pope (1670-76), dies at 86

Death

City of Albany, NY chartered

Event

Battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France

Event

Fran‡ois-Joseph Krafft, composer

Birth

Jean-No‰l/Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian

Birth

Diamonds found in Minas Geras Brazil

Event

Spain signs Treaty of Vienna

Event

Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia and threaten Belgrade

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George Washington takes command of US troops

Event

Friedrich W Bessel, German astronomer (star parallax, Bessel Function)

Birth

Vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71

Death

Jean-Benjamin de La Borde, composer, dies at 59

Death

Cleveland, Ohio, founded by Gen Moses Cleveland

Event

Marie-Fran‡ois-Xavier Bichat, a founder of histology, dies

Death

Jean C F Demolombe, [prince de l'ex‚gŠse], French lawyer

Birth

Karolina Pawlowa, writer

Birth

Duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain

Event

Louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862

Birth

Hamilton Prioleau Bee, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1897

Birth