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Historical Event(s)
– The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
– War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
– British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre.
Who Were Born On ?
– John Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822)
– Samuel Osgood, American patriot (d. 1813)
– John Thomas Duckworth, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1817)
– Johannes Jährig, German linguist (d. 1795)
– Louis Philip II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1793)
– Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
– John Paul Jones, American naval commander (d. 1792)
– Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)