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Historical Event(s)
– The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
– The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, the King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.
– First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a decisive victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.
– Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination.
– Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
– The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.
– French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato.
– French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano – French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.
– George Washington’s farewell address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
– French Revolutionary Wars: Two British frigates under Commodore Horatio Nelson and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart engage in battle off the coast of Murcia.
Who Were Born On ?
– Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
– Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)
– James “Jim” Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836)
– Horace Mann, American educator (d. 1859)
– Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso, Italian cardinal (d. 1878)
– Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian piano manufacturer (d. 1859)
– Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (d. 1875)
– Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English Egyptologist (d. 1878)
– Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865)
– Breton de los Herreros, Spanish playwright (d. 1873)