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Historical Event(s)
– Halifax, Nova Scotia is almost completely destroyed by fire.
– The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jean-Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison, French classical scholar (d. 1805)
– Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan nationalist (d. 1816)
– François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (d. 1828)
– John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780)
– Fabre d'Églantine French dramatist and politician (d. 1794)
– Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (d. 1825)
– Tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer (d. 1791)
– Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet (d. 1819)
– Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799)
– King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827)