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Historical Event(s)
– Second Jacobite Rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
– The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland after the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
– War of Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
– The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.
– Revolt in Genoa against Spanish rule.
Who Were Born On ?
– George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1823)
– Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish, Belarusian-Lithuanian, and American national hero (d. 1817)
– Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806)
– André Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802)
– Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. 1794)
– Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian astronomer (d. 1826)
– Thomas Heyward, Jr., American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1809)
– Sir William Jones, English philologist (d. 1794)
– Joseph Quesnel, French Canadian composer and playwright (d. 1809)
– Robert Livingston, negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from France (d. 1813)