1806. Madison county, New York, was formed.
1815. BONAPARTE entered Paris, the Bourbons having previously evacuated
it, on the news of his landing from Elba.
1821. MICHAEL BRYAN, an eminent connoisseur in the fine arts, died. He
is the author of a biographical and critical dictionary of painters and
engravers.
1829. Duel at London between the duke of Wellington and the earl of
Winchelsea.
1829. Great earthquake in the provinces of Murcia and Oriheula, in
Spain. Upwards of 20 churches and 4,000 houses destroyed, and great
numbers of the inhabitants killed. A considerable portion of the former
province was converted into a barren waste.
1839. LOUISA, the last surviving daughter of Linnæus the naturalist,
died at Upsala, aged 90.
1843. HERARD, the successful general of the insurgents in Hayti, made a
triumphal entry into Port au Prince.
1843. ROBERT SOUTHEY, an eminent English poet, died, aged 68, in a state
of mental darkness, from an excess of labor.
1845. BENJAMIN BUSHE died at Greensboro, Vt., aged 115.
1849. BENJ. F. THOMPSON, the historian of Long island, died, aged 64. He
was distinguished by an ardent love for historical research, and left a
large collection of materials for the illustration of the local history
of New York state.
1852. ARMAND MARRAST, one of the leading and ablest journalists of
France, died. His name was conspicuous in the revolution of February,
1848, which made him mayor of Paris, and a member of the provisional
government. He was the author of the French constitution of 1848.
1856. The fortieth asteroid, named Lætitia, discovered by Mr.
Goldschmidt, at Paris.