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Historical Event(s)
– The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King.
– Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Corps of Discovery breaks camp among the Mandan tribe and resumes its journey West along the Missouri River.
– First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The “shores of Tripoli” part of the Marines’ hymn).
– Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
– Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Duomo di Milano, the gothic cathedral in Milan.
– Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, from the British.
– A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
– Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to the Grand Army of Napoleon at the Battle of Ulm. 30,000 prisoners are captured and 10,000 casualties inflicted on the losers.
– Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein – 8000 French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
– Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg.
Who Were Born On ?
– John Bigler, American lawyer, politician and diplomat; 3rd Governor of California; and former United States Envoy to Chile (d. 1871)
– Sophie of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1872)
– Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte, French prince (d. 1870)
– Ferenc Toldy, German-Hungarian literary critic (d. 1875)
– Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (d. 1851)
– George Müller, Prussian orphanage builder (d. 1898)
– Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and Suez Canal engineer (d. 1894)
– Adolf Reubke, German organ builder (d. 1875)
– Henry Wells, American banking executive (d. 1878)