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Historical Event(s)
– Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.
– A devastating fire destroys one-third of Moscow, including 18,000 homes.
– Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
– Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
– The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
Who Were Born On ?
– Betsy Ross, American seamstress (d. 1836)
– Muzio Clementi, Italian composer (d. 1832)
– Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (d. 1816)
– Dorothea Ackermann, German actress (d. 1821)
– Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German writer (d. 1831)
– Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)
– Joseph Marie Jacquard, French inventor (d. 1834)
– Samuel Smith, American politician (d. 1839)
– Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician (d. 1833)
– Gabriel Duvall, American jurist, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1844)