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Historical Event(s)
– Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
– James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
– American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
– Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.
– Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
– Battle of Grenada: French victory over British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
– American Revolution: a squadron commanded by John Paul Jones on board the USS Bonhomme Richard wins the Battle of Flamborough Head, off the coast of England, against two British warships.
– American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
– The Fort Wilson Riot takes place.
– American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
Who Were Born On ?
– Tsarina Elizabeth Alexeievna (d. 1826)
– Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)
– Antoine-Henri Jomini, French general (d. 1869)
– William Lamb, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (d. 1848)
– Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)
– Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and lyricist (d. 1843)
– Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)
– James Kirke Paulding, American author (d. 1860)