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Historical Event(s)
– American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
– New England’s Dark Day: A combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover causes complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States at 10:30 A.M.
– American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton massacres Colonel Abraham Buford’s continentals allegedly after the continentals surrender. 113 Americans are killed.
– American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
– American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden – The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
– James Cook’s ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
– American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
– American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold’s change of sides.
– John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
– The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean.
Who Were Born On ?
– Martin Lichtenstein, German physician (d. 1857)
– Henry Baldwin, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1844)
– Thomas Chalmers, Scottish pastor, social reformer, author, and scientist (d. 1847)
– Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer (d. 1868)
– Elizabeth Fry, British social reformer (d. 1845)
– Jason Fairbanks, American murderer (d. 1801)
– John Abercrombie, Scottish physician (d. 1844)
– Pauline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1825)
– Jose Cecilio del Valle, Honduran Politician (d. 1834)
– Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872)