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Historical Event(s)
– The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.
– American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
– The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in early Tennessee.
– 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: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
– American Revolutionary War: Battle of Kings Mountain American Patriot militia defeat Loyalist irregulars led by British colonel Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
– French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.
– American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.
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)
– William Ellery Channing, Unitarian theologian (d. 1842)
– Charles Nodier, French writer (d. 1844)
– François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (d. 1838)
– 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)