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Historical Event(s)
– American Revolutionary War: 1,500 soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne’s command rebel against the Continental Army’s winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey in the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781.
– American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
– The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.
– American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
– Los Angeles, California, is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers.
– Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War.
– The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting a British victory.
– George Washington captures Yorktown, Virginia after the Siege of Yorktown.
– At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis handed over Cornwallis’ sword and formally surrendered to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.
– Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Habsburg Monarchy.
Who Were Born On ?
– François Antoine Habeneck, French violinist (d. 1849)
– Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)
– Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826)
– Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German architect (d. 1841)
– Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830)
– Christian August Lobeck, German scholar (d. 1860)
– Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1840)
– Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d. 1828)
– Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer, editor and music publisher (d. 1858)
– Alexander Berry, British adventurer (d. 1873)