1486. HENRY VII married the princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter of
Edward IV. Thus uniting the houses of York and Lancaster, blending the
Roses.
1534. Lima, the present capital of Peru, founded by PIZARRO; thirty
years before a single town was founded within the limits of the United
States, St. Augustine, Florida, being founded 1565.
1546. The council of Trent assembled and agreed upon a confession of
faith.
1561. The first English tragedy performed, at Whitehall, before the
queen. It was entitled _Gorboduc_, from the name of a supposed ancient
British king, and was written by Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton. It
consists of five acts, each preceded by a dumb show, prefiguring what is
to occur; the first four acts close by choruses in rhyme, and the fifth
by a didactic speech of nearly two hundred lines. Sir Philip Sydney
pronounced it "full of stately speeches and well-sounding phrases,
climbing to the height of Seneca his stile, and full of notable
morality, which it doth most delightfully teach."
1701. FREDERICK III of Brandenburgh crowned first king of Prussia, by
the title of Frederick I.
1703. THOMAS HYDE died. He was an Oriental interpreter during the reigns
of Charles II, James II, and William III.
1713. ARCANGELO CORELLI, an Italian composer, died. He became so great a
master in the science of music, that his countrymen bestowed on him the
cognomen of _Il Divino_.
1718. SAMUEL GARTH, an English poet and physician, died. He settled in
London where by his professional skill he soon acquired a very extensive
practice; and by his wit and conversational powers distinguished himself
among the literati of the day.
1739. SAMUEL BERNARD, one of the richest and most celebrated financiers
of Europe, died at Paris. His funeral procession equaled that of a
prince in point of magnificence and in the train of distinguished
attendants.
1775. JOHN BASKERVILLE, an eminent English printer, died. He was a man
fertile in invention, and effected improvements in the art which could
scarcely have been expected from the exertions of a single individual.
1777. Battle of Kingsbridge, N. Y., between the Americans under Gen.
Heath and the Hessians.
1782. DUMITER RADULY died at Haromszeck, at the remarkable age of 140.
1793. GEORGE GORDON, an English nobleman, after five years'
imprisonment, appeared to give bail; but the attorney-general refused to
accept of it. He was therefore remanded.
1795. The French under Salm took Utrecht in Holland, and Gen. Van Damme
took Arnhem; the prince of Orange and his family escaping to England.
1797. FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE, an American statesman, died at his
residence in Virginia, aged 63.
1804. Goree taken by the French from the English.
1806. EUGENE NAPOLEON BEAUHARNAIS married to Augusta Amelia, daughter of
the king of Bavaria.
1810. LYON LEVY, a jeweler, threw himself from the monument in London.
1811. Gen. JUNOT wounded in the face by a musket ball, while
reconnoitering the British lines.
1813. Battle at Frenchtown in Michigan, between the United States troops
and the British and Indians, when the latter were defeated. American
loss, 12 killed, 55 wounded.
1815. The British decamped from before Fort St. Philip, on the
Mississippi, which they had bombarded from the 9th. About 12 o'clock at
night they took to their boats, leaving 80 of their wounded, 14 pieces
heavy artillery, and a great quantity of shot.
1815. STANISLAUS, chevalier de Bouffleurs, died at Paris, aged 78. He
was the son of the marchioness de Bouffleurs, mistress of Stanislaus,
king of Poland. He distinguished himself in the army, which however he
left to give his attention to literature. He was considered one of the
most ingenious men of his time, and was noted for the elegance of his
manners and conversation. The epitaph on his tomb, written by himself,
is characteristic of him: _Mes amis, croyez vous que je dors?_
1816. Thanksgiving throughout England on the restoration of peace.
1819. JOHN WILLSON, died in London, aged 52. He sometime held the chief
command at Ceylon, and subsequently administered the government of Upper
Canada.
1826. OMMEGANCK, one of the most celebrated Dutch landscape painters,
died at Antwerp. His pieces are distinguished for good taste, and for
freshness and warmth of coloring.
1829. JOHN GEORGE HENRY HASSEL, a distinguished German geographer and
statistical writer, died at Weimar.
1834. NATHANIEL AMES died at Providence. He was the son of Fisher Ames,
and a seaman by profession. He is the author of _Mariners' Sketches_,
_Nautical Reminiscences_, and _Old Sailor's Yarns_.
1848. JOHN DEIDRICH PETERSON died at Markham, Canada. He was the pioneer
pastor of that town.
1854. JUDAH TOURO died at New Orleans, aged 78; bequeathing nearly two
millions of dollars to the public institutions of that city.
1854. WILLIAM WALKER proclaimed the republic of Sonora.