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Historical Event(s)
– February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.
– The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
Who Were Born On ?
– King Frederick II of Prussia (d. 1786)
– Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)
– Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (d. 1779)
– Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (d. 1778)
– William Shippen, American physician and statesman (d. 1801)
– George Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1770)
– Sir James Denham-Steuart, British economist (d. 1780)
– Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist (d. 1789)
– Francesco Algarotti, Italian philosopher (d. 1764)
– Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Austrian military leader (d. 1780)