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1709  Frisian viceroy Johan Willem Friso marries countess Maria Louisa.   

1711  David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature)   

1718  Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy)   

1721  Smallpox vaccination 1st administrated   

1726  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter.   

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75   

1731  Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70   

1755  1st Russian university opens (Moscow)   

1776  Joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book).   

1777  Sybil Ludington, 16, rode from NY to Ct rallying her fathers militia   

1782  Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria.   

1785  John James Audubon, American naturalist painter is born   

1785  John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist.   

1785  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40.   

1787  Ludwig Uhland, writer.   

1789  Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67   

1796  Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer   

1798  Eugene Delacroix, French artist is born.   

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)   

1803  Meteorites fall in L'Aigle, France   

1805  Jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55.   

1806  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer.   

1808  Martha Finley, children's book author   

1812  Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant.   

1814  King Louis XVIII lands on Calais, from England.   

1819  Odd Fellows Lodge established   

1819  Odd Fellows Lodge forms   

1820  Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel).   

1822  Frederick Law Olmsted, American architect is born.   

1822  Frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park).   

1827  Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90.   

1828  Russia declares war on Turkey to support Greece's independence   

1834  Artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist.   

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1319  Jean ii: The good, king of france (1350-64)   

1538  Giovanni p lomazzo: Italian writer/poet (trattato)   

1564  William shakespeare: Stratford-on-avon england, playwright (hamlet)   

1567  Nicolas forme: Composer   

1573  Marie de'medici: Queen of france   

1603  Francesco nigetti: Composer   

1637  Philip j van lichtenbergh: Governor of suriname, baptized   

1648  Pedro ii: King of portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  Stephen ii: Pope (752-57),   

1192  Emperor go-shirakawa of japan: Emperor go-shirakawa of japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso ii: King of aragon (1162-96),   

1444  Death of Robert campin: South neth painter/porter of doornik,   

1476  Death of Simonetta vespucci: Inspiration of botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  Death of Giuliano de' medici: Medeheerser of florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  Death of Ashikaga yoshihisa: Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  Death of Jean francois fernel: French physician,