Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), dies at 85

Death

Samuel Adams, revolutionary rabble rouser/(Lt Gov-Mass, 1789-94)

Birth

Michael Dennis, jesuit/author

Birth

S…ndor Kisfaludy, Hungary, poet/Austrian army (1793-1801)

Birth

Maria E J Versfelt, actress/mistress (General Moreau and Marshal Ney)

Birth

English General William Howe occupies Philadelphia

Event

Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [NS=Oct 6]

Event

John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Britain

Event

Agust¡n I de Iturbide, emperor of Mexico (1822-23)

Birth

Boniface Stoecki, composer, dies at 38

Death

Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer

Birth

Constitution submitted to states for ratification

Event

George Cruikshank, London, caricaturist (Oliver Twist)

Birth

French troops conquer CrŠvecoeur

Event

Samuel Francis DuPont, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1865

Birth

Gaetano B Vestris, ballerina, dies at 79

Death

Raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1877

Birth

Hiram R Revels, Fayetteville NC, 1st black US senator

Birth

Mexican Empire declares its independence

Event

Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw

Event

Luis (Philippus) Brion, Cura‡aos admiral/supreme commander, dies at 39

Death

Henri-Fr‚d‚ric Amiel, Swiss/French writer (Grains de Mil)

Birth

William Nelson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862

Birth

Railroad transportation is born with 1st track (Stockton-Darlington)

Event

Dutch army leaves Brussels, after 100s killed

Event