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Historical Event(s)
– The modern Italian flag is first used.
– The Last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales.
– Colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain.
– Citizens of Verona, Italy, begin an eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces, which will end unsuccessfully.
– 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.
– Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife (Spain).
– Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
– 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.
– Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria
– In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched.
Who Were Born On ?
– Eugenio Kincaid, American missionary (d. 1883)
– Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress of Brazil (d. 1826)
– Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (d. 1828)
– Adolphe Thiers, French statesman (d. 1877)
– Maria Isabel of Portugal, Queen of Spain (d. 1818)
– Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)
– Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (d. 1873)
– Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (d. 1889)
– Friedrich August Kummer, German composer (d. 1879)
– Heinrich Heine, German poet (d. 1856)