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Historical Event(s)
– American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
– American Revolutionary War: Battle of Monmouth is fought between the American Continental Army under George Washington and the British Army led by Sir Henry Clinton.
– American Revolutionary War: British forces kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
– American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant – British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
– American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondicherry.
– The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
– American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
– The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe (the Lenape or Delaware Indians).
– In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
– American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
Who Were Born On ?
– Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861)
– Ugo Foscolo, Italian writer and poet (d. 1827)
– Fernando Sor (baptized), Spanish composer (d. 1839)
– Rembrandt Peale, American artist (d. 1860)
– Don José de San Martín, Argentine military commander (d. 1850)
– Edward Pakenham, British general (d. 1815)
– Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (d. 1858)
– Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (d. 1846)
– John Ordronaux, privateer of the War of 1812 (d. 1841)