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Historical Event(s)
– The modern Italian flag is first used.
– French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running ashore, resulting in the death of over 900.
– French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent – John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.
– French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad.
– The Last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales.
– The Battle of Neuwied – French victory against the Austrians.
– First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice.
– Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Battle between Spanish and British naval forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Battle, Rear-Admiral Nelson is wounded in the arm and the arm had to be partially amputated.
– Battle of Camperdown: Naval battle between Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. The outcome of the battle was a decisive British victory.
– In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched.
Who Were Born On ?
– Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress of Brazil (d. 1826)
– Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist (d. 1864)
– Alfred de Vigny, French author (d. 1863)
– Adolphe Thiers, French statesman (d. 1877)
– Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)
– Maria Isabel of Portugal, Queen of Spain (d. 1818)
– Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (d. 1873)
– Friedrich August Kummer, German composer (d. 1879)
– Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)
– Heinrich Heine, German poet (d. 1856)