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Historical Event(s)
– The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
– Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
– The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India.
– 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.
– First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
– Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company name an area in Ohio “Cleveland” after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party.
– 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.
– Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Arcole – French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.
Who Were Born On ?
– Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (d. 1817)
– George N. Briggs, 19th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1861)
– Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (d. 1866)
– Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter (d. 1875)
– Franz Berwald, Swedish composer (d. 1868)
– Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian piano manufacturer (d. 1859)
– Hartley Coleridge, English poet (d. 1849)
– Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857)
– Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian novelist (d. 1865)
– Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)