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1756  England declares war on France   

1759  Charles Duquesnoy, composer.   

1765  Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec.   

1767  Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28   

1780  Charles Hardy, British governor of Newfoundland   

1783  inaugural United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States.   

1788  Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer   

1794  2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria)   

1797  Frederick Augustus II, King of Saxony (1836-54)   

1798  Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870.   

1799  Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies   

1803  Britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy and Switzerland.   

1804  Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed emperor by the French Senate   

1804  Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France.   

1808  Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49.   

1811  Battle of Las Piedras: The inaugural great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay lead by Jose Artigas.   

1815  Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891.   

1817  James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892.   

1819  Julius Hopp, composer.   

1828  Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay and Brazil   

1829  Bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72.   

1830  Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, the lawn mower   

1830  Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever   

1830  Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala).   

1832  Bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62   

1836  Isidor Vorobchievici, composer   

1839  Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57.   

1843  United Free Church of Scotland forms   

1846  US troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros.   

1848  Opening of the inaugural German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany   

1848  William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF.   

1850  Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere).   

1851  Amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked   

1852  Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school   

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1048  Omar khayyám: Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher   

1186  Konstantin of rostov: Prince of novgorod   

1474  Isabella d'este: Marquise of mantua   

1551  Domenico di pace beccafumi: Italian renaissance-mannerist painter   

1610  Stefano della bella: Italian printmaker   

1662  George smalridge: English bishop of bristol   

1692  Joseph butler: Wantage berkshire, theologian   

1711  Ruggiero g boscovich: [rudzer j boskovic], italian astronomer   

0526  Death of John i: Pope (523-26),   

1160  Death of Erik ix helgi: [the saint], king of sweden,   

1401  WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw opolczyk (german: ladislaus von oppel: Count palatine of hungary 1367-1372, governor of halych-volhynia 1372   

1410  Death of Ruprecht: Roman catholics german king,   

1450  Death of Sejong the great of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1397)   

1550  Death of John: Cardinal of lorraine, french churchman (b. 1498)   

1551  Death of Domenico di pace beccafumi: Italian renaissance-mannerist painter   

1584  Death of Ikeda motosuke: Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)