-19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France

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Frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56

Death

Gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000

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Alexandre Stievenard, composer

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Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis and Clark Expedition)

Birth

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica

Birth

John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM (1846-52, 1865-66)

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Cura‡ao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves

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James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67

Death

Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe)

Birth

Charles Francis Adams, (Union), died in 1886

Birth

Johann Heinrich Zang, composer, dies at 78

Death

Benjamin Alvord, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1884

Birth

Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore

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William Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879

Birth

Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian

Birth

Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner (Field Dept Store)

Birth

Mt Vesuvius erupts

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Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago

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1st US marine expedition

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Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73

Death

Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)

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Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe NM

Event

Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer

Birth

H de Balzac, writer, dies at 51

Death