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Historical Event(s)
– Robert Forsythe, a U.S. Marshal is killed in Augusta, Georgia when trying to serve court papers, the first US marshal to die while carrying out his duties.
– The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French Republic.
– First session of United States Senate open to the public.
– The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
– The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
– Allies under the prince of Coburg defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
– British troops capture Port-au-Prince in Haiti.
– Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev.
– Maximilien Robespierre is executed by guillotine in Paris during the French Revolution.
Who Were Born On ?
– William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869)
– Edward Everett, 15th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1865)
– Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist (d. 1867)
– Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar (d. 1856)
– Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (d. 1835)
– Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. 1874)
– Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist (d. 1851)
– Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865)
– Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)
– Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (d. 1872)