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1795  Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68.   

1805  Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95.   

1811  Goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1821  Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer   

1822  Fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901.   

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907   

1828  George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1829  Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris).   

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53.   

1834  Amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani).   

1836  HMS Beagle anchors in Postage Praia, Cape Verde Islands.   

1842  US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress.   

1842  Micah Rugg patents a nuts and bolts machine.   

1843  Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate.   

1846  Committee established in Sydney to organise appeal for Irish famine.   

1850  Calif pioneers organized at Montgomery and Clay Streets   

1852  Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister.   

1855  Stefan Surzynski, composer.   

1856  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer.   

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

1864  Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough.   

1864  Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties.   

1864  Max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

1864  Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39   

1867  [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46   

1870  Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response).   

1873  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70.   

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49.   

1876  Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II.   

1878  Albert Riemenschneider, composer.   

1879  Joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26).   

1879  William Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies.   

1880  Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)   

1881  1st US men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI).   

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1569  Djehangir/jahangir: Great mogol of india   

1602  Amalia: Countess of solms-braunfels, wife of gov frederik hendrik   

1663  Guillaume amontons: French physicist   

1696  Johann paul kunzen: Composer   

1721  George hervey: 2nd earl of bristol, british statesman   

1741  Johann paul aegidius martini: Composer   

1741  Husein gradaščević: Bosniak general   

1748  Jean-etienne despreaux: Composer   

0651  Death of Saint aidan of lindisfarne: Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  Pacal ii ruler of the maya polity of palenque: Pacal ii ruler of the maya polity of palenque   

1056  Theodora: Byzantine empress (b. 981)   

1057  Death of Leofric: Count of mercia/husband of lady godiva,   

1158  Sancho iii: King of castile,   

1218  Al-malik ab-adil/saphadin/saif al-din): Brother of saladin,   

1234  Death of Emperor go-horikawa of japan: Emperor go-horikawa of japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Ralph stafford: 1st earl of stafford, english soldier (b. 1301)