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Historical Event(s)
– Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
– Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed.
– Frederick II (known as Frederick the Great), King of Prussia, is granted a royal pardon and released from confinement.
Who Were Born On ?
– Baron de Breteuil, French statesman (d. 1807)
– Thomas Tyrwhitt, English classical scholar (d. 1786)
– Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)
– Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1790)
– Charles Messier, French astronomer (d. 1817)
– Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795)
– Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher (d. 1788)
– Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian army officer (d. 1794)
– Richard Stockton, American attorney and signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
– Philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson (d. 1816)