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Historical Event(s)
– Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
– French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
– Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
– Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
– Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia.
– Seven Years War: Battle of Signal Hill.
– Seven Years’ War: conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.
Who Were Born On ?
– Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)
– Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1814)
– Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (d. 1844)
– Timothy Hinman, pioneer road builder
– King George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)
– Paul Hamilton, American politician (d. 1816)
– Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)
– André Chénier, French writer (d. 1794)
– Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)
– Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (d. 1833)