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Historical Event(s)
– The modern Italian flag is first used.
– French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running ashore, resulting in the death of over 900.
– The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
– French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent – John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.
– Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in America.
– First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice.
– Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Battle between Spanish and British naval forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Battle, Rear-Admiral Nelson is wounded in the arm and the arm had to be partially amputated.
– Battle of Camperdown: Naval battle between Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. The outcome of the battle was a decisive British victory.
– Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria
– One thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris, André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump.
Who Were Born On ?
– Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (d. 1848)
– Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist (d. 1864)
– William I, German Emperor (d. 1888)
– Alfred de Vigny, French author (d. 1863)
– Maria Isabel of Portugal, Queen of Spain (d. 1818)
– Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1879)
– Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (d. 1889)
– Daniel Drew, American financier (d. 1879)
– Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (d. 1855)
– Charles Lyell, British geologist (d. 1875)