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1759  William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06).   

1765  Jean Baptiste Cartier, composer   

1774  The inaugural Continental Congress convenes (Virginia)   

1774  1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia).   

1777  Joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer   

1778  Friedrich Westenholz, composer.   

1780  Joseph Frohlich, composer.   

1782  Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter   

1787  Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67   

1789  Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange)   

1791  Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57   

1798  Josef Dessauer, composer.   

1805  Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62.   

1807  Jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra.   

1810  Alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer.   

1816  Ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord.   

1818  The inaugural steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched   

1818  1st steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched.   

1818  Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter)   

1819  William Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907   

1820  Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic   

1828  Alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891.   

1830  Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to western prairie   

1830  George Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874.   

1831  Eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor   

1833  Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74.   

1836  Anton Reicha, composer, dies at 66.   

1838  Basil Wilson Duke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1916.   

1838  Thomas Busby, composer, dies   

1841  Giovanni Sgambati, composer   

1843  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at 84.   

1844  Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer   

1845  Fire in Quebec Canada, 1500 houses destroyed.   

1849  Princess WFLC Marianne and Albrecht of Prussia separate.   

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1140  Xin qiji: Chinese poet   

1371  John: The fearless, burgundy france, duke of burgundy/warrior   

1524  Selim ii: Ottoman sultan   

1577  Floris ii van pallandt: Dutch earl of culemborg/politician   

1582  William fiennes: 1st viscount saye and sele, english statesman   

1588  Pierre seguier: Chancellor of france   

1641  Janez vajkard valvasor: Slovenian polymath   

1660  George i: King of england (1714-27)   

1089  Death of Lanfrance: Archbishop of canterbury,   

1259  Christoffel i: King of denmark,   

1317  Guy van avesnes/henegouwen: Bishop of utrecht,   

1357  Afonso iv: King of portugal (1325-57),   

1521  Willem van croij: Duke of soria,   

1534  Dirk martens: Flemish printer/humanist,   

1556  Death of Saitō dōsan: Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)   

1650  Death of Gilles hayne: Composer,