Russia and Turkey sign Peace of Belgrade

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John Sevier, Tennessee, indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn)

Birth

Jacob Gilles appointed Dutch pension advisor

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William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (Rights of Wallace)

Birth

Balthazar Huydecoper, translator/historian, dies at 83

Death

John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats HMS Serepis

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Brit Maj John Andr‚ reveals Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Pt

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John Andre, hanged as a British spy at 29

Death

Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer

Birth

Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Encke Comet)

Birth

Karl T K”rner, German poet (Zriny, Leyer und Schwerdt)

Birth

Conseil of the Cinq-Cents (Council of 500), forms in Paris

Event

Johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57

Death

William H McGuffey, educator (McGuffey Readers)

Birth

Battle of Assaye-British-Indian forces beat Maratha Army

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David Van de Kellen, coin engraver

Birth

Matthew Adams Stickney, Rowley Mass, numismatist

Birth

Lewis and Clark return to St Louis from Pacific Northwest

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Julius White, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890

Birth

Elihu Benjamin Washburne, MC (Union), died in 1887

Birth

Leon Charles Fran‡ois Kreutzer, composer

Birth

Thomas Kilby Smith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)

Birth

Dutch troops occupy Brussels

Event

Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33

Death

HMS Beagle sails to Charles Island in Galapagos archipelago

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