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Historical Event(s)
– The first traveler’s cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities, go on sale in London, England, Great Britain.
– The British schooner Gaspée is burned off the coast of Rhode Island.
– The First Partition of Poland begins.
– Gustavus III of Sweden stages a Coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
– King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
– The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
– American Revolutionary War: Samuel Adams and Joseph Warren form the first Committee of Correspondence.
Who Were Born On ?
– Sir George Murray, Scottish soldier and politician (d. 1830)
– Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian founder of Breslov Hasidut (d. 1810)
– Charles Fourier, French philosopher (d. 1837)
– Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)
– Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)
– King William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)
– Fat′h-Ali Shah Qajar, Qajar king of Iran (d. 1834)
– Geraud Duroc, French general (d. 1813)
– Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (d. 1806)
– Luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864)