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1752  Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, died 2 days later   

1756  Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57.   

1761  John W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral (Battle at Kamperduin).   

1769  William Smith, geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils).   

1775  Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death".   

1783  Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67.   

1786  Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)   

1794  Josiah Pierson patents a "cold-header" (rivet) machine   

1794  Lieutenant-General Tadeusz Kosciuszko returns to Poland   

1794  1st US patent (Joseph G Pierson for a riveting machine)   

1795  Leopold Jansa, composer.   

1801  Murder attempt on Czar Paul I   

1801  Peterus D Regout, Dutch industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht).   

1801  Tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46   

1806  Lewis and Clark reach Pacific coast.   

1806  George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20   

1808  Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain.   

1808  Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)   

1809  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60   

1811  Camille Marie Stamaty, composer   

1815  USS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes.   

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95.   

1818  Don Carlos Buell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898.   

1818  Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42   

1819  August v Kotzebue, writer, dies   

1821  Battle and fall of city of Kalamata, Greek War of Independence   

1821  Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper).   

1821  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56   

1823  Schuyler Colfax, (R) 17th VP (1869-73)   

1825  Edward Lloyd Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1898.   

1826  Leon Minkus, composer.   

1832  British Parliament passes reform bill.   

1832  Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41.   

1834  Julius Reubke, composer.   

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1429  Margaret of anjou: Wife of henry vi of england   

1599  Thomas selle: Composer   

1638  Frederik ruysch: Dutch anatomist   

1645  William kidd: Pirate legend from scotland   

1699  John bartram: Naturalist/explorer, father of american botany   

1723  Agha mohammad khan ghajar: King of iran   

1732  Marie adélaïde of france: Daughter of louis xv   

1736  Iman willem falck: Dutch governor of ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  Eudes i: Duke of burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  Shirkuh: Kurd general/vizier of cairo/saladin's uncle,   

1237  Death of Jan of brienne: King of jerusalem/emperor of constantinople,   

1361  Henry of grosmont: 1st duke of lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  Death of Pedro: The cruel, king/tyrant of castile & leon, murdered   

1548  Death of Itagaki nobukata: Retainer of takeda shingen   

1555  Death of Julius iii: [giovanni m del monte], pope (1550-55),   

1559  Emperor gelawdewos of ethiopia: Emperor gelawdewos of ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)