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Historical Event(s)
– Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
– Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
– Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
– Laredo, Texas is established by the Spaniards.
– French and Indian War: the French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
– French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition – British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces.
– Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
– French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
– Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty thousand and ninety thousand people.
– The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.
Who Were Born On ?
– Samuel Thomas von Sömmering, German physician (d. 1830)
– Albert Christoph Dies, German composer (d. 1822)
– Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (d. 1836)
– Alfred Moore, American judge (d. 1810)
– Sarah Siddons, British actress (d. 1831)
– Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (d. 1839)
– Benjamin Bourne, American politician (d. 1808)
– John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)
– Louis XVIII of France (d. 1824)
– Gilbert Stuart, American painter (d. 1828)