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Historical Event(s)
– 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: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad.
– Colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain.
– In the first ever peaceful transfer of power between elected leaders in modern times, John Adams is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding George Washington.
– The Battle of Neuwied – French victory against the Austrians.
– 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).
– Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria
– In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched.
– One thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris, André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump.
Who Were Born On ?
– Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (d. 1848)
– Joseph von Radowitz, Prussian statesman and general (d. 1853)
– William I, German Emperor (d. 1888)
– Adolphe Thiers, French statesman (d. 1877)
– King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)
– José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran national hero (d. 1855)
– Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (d. 1855)
– Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (d. 1865)
– Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848)
– Heinrich Heine, German poet (d. 1856)