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Historical Event(s)
– Halifax, Nova Scotia is almost completely destroyed by fire.
– The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
Who Were Born On ?
– Frederick Muhlenberg, American statesman and 1st and 3rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1801)
– Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British Lord Chancellor (d. 1823)
– Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (d. 1848)
– Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan nationalist (d. 1816)
– John Stafford Smith, English composer (d. 1836)
– Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French sculptor, draftsman and printmaker (d. 1818)
– Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (d. 1801)
– Henry Knox, American general (d. 1806)
– Tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (d. 1791)
– King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827)