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1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

1707  Prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon.   

1711  British Admiral Hovenden Walker's assault on New France falters as 8 of his 15 warships are wrecked in gales and heavy fog in the St. Lawrence; nearly 900 men drown; 25 ships remaining in fleet return to England.   

1715  Handel's "Watermusic" premieres on Thames.   

1717  Spanish troops lands on Sardinia   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

1755  Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies.   

1760  Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29)   

1762  inaugural female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury   

1762  1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury   

1766  Joseph-Denis Doche, composer.   

1770  James Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia   

1771  Jan Joseph Rosler, composer   

1775  King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion.   

1780  Resolution, without Capt Cook, returns to England   

1787  John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton.   

1788  British create the settlement of Sierra Leone, Africa, for freed slaves   

1788  Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves.   

1788  Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter.   

1791  Haitian Revolution begins   

1791  Haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman.   

1793  Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France, dies at 80.   

1795  Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary   

1798  French forces land in Ireland.   

1798  French troops land in Kilcummin harbour, County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion.   

1801  Pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46   

1818  Grand duchy of Bathe forms   

1818  Warren Hastings, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85   

1822  George Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87)   

1826  Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah   

1827  José de La Mar is recorded as becoming President of Peru.   

1827  Edouard Silas, composer   

1828  Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology), dies at 70.   

1831  John White, composer, dies at 52   

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1530  Bartolomeo spontone: Composer   

1601  Georges de scudéry: French writer   

1615  Christopher gibbons: Composer   

1624  Jean renaud de segrais: French writer   

1647  Denis papin: French physicist (papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  Pierre guérin de tencin: French cardinal   

1681  Pierre danican philidor: Composer   

1753  Christian friedrich ruppe: Composer   

0408  Death of Flavius stilicho: West roman field leader (395-408),   

0634  Death of Abd allah abu bekr: Arabic merchant/1st kalief of islam,   

1155  Death of Konoe: Emperor of japan (b. 1139)   

1188  Ferdinand ii: King of leon (b. 1137)   

1241  Gregory ix: [ugolino di segni], italian pope,   

1280  Death of Nicholas iii: [giovanni gaetano orsini], italian pope (1277-80),   

1286  Death of Erik v klipping: King of denmark, murdered   

1304  John ii: Count of hainaut (b. 1247)