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Historical Event(s)
– Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
– French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock
– A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
– Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
– The U.S. Congress organizes the Michigan Territory.
– Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria.
– Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet led by Vice Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain under Admiral Villeneuve. It signals almost the end of French maritime power and leaves Britain’s navy unchallenged until the 20th century.
– Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein – 8000 French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
– Official opening of Thomas Telford’s Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
– Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz – French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
Who Were Born On ?
– Maria Anna of Bavaria, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877)
– Jonas Furrer, first President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1861)
– Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and political scientist (d. 1859)
– Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860)
– Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893)
– Frederick Maurice, English theologian (d. 1872)
– George Müller, Prussian orphanage builder (d. 1898)
– Adolf Reubke, German organ builder (d. 1875)
– John Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (d. 1893)
– Joseph Smith, Jr., American religious leader (d. 1844)