1137. The greater part of the city of York, its cathedral, and 39
churches burned.
1453. ALVAREZ DE LUNA, a Spanish statesman, executed. He acquired such
an ascendancy over the king that he was himself the monarch more than 30
years.
1520. A famous interview between the kings of England and France, near
Guisnes.
1561. St. Paul's, London, burnt, having stood nearly four centuries. Its
dimensions were 960 feet in length, 130 in breadth, and surmounted by a
spire 520 feet high.
1585. MARK ANTHONY MURETUS died; a French critic and poet.
1663. WILLIAM JUXON, archbishop of Canterbury, died. He was the friend
of Laud, by whose influence he was promoted, and by whose fall he was a
great sufferer. He was exemplary in his conduct and irreproachable in
the discharge of his duties; and on the restoration was raised to the
see of Canterbury.
1665. JOHN LAWSON, an English admiral, killed.
1691. Baltimore in Ireland taken by the English under general Ginkle.
1711. The fleet of transports containing 5,000 troops from England and
Flanders, designed for the reduction of Canada, arrived at the port of
Boston, under sir Hoveden Walker, after a passage of one month's
duration.
1725. A general assembly of the kirk of Scotland met at Edinburgh.
1731. A person sentenced at the old Bailey court of London to be hanged
for forgery; said to have been the first capital punishment for that
offence.
1737. FRANCIS LE MOINE, an excellent French painter, ran himself through
with a sword in a fit of lunacy.
1738. Birthday of GEORGE III of England. He began his reign at the age
of 22, and occupied the throne 60 years.
1744. ANSON arrived in England after a voyage of three years round the
world.
1745. Battle of Hohenfriedberg, between the army of Frederick II of
Prussia, and that of prince Charles of Lorrain, in which the latter was
defeated with the loss of 4,000 killed and 7,000 prisoners.
1745. ALEXIS NORMAND, advocate of the parliament of Paris, died; justly
celebrated for his love of justice.
1746. Battle of San Lazaro; the French defeated in an assault upon the
Austrian camp, with the loss of 15,000 killed, wounded, and prisoners,
60 colors and 10 cannon.
1792. First legislature of Kentucky met.
1792. Route between Pennsylvania and the Genesee country in New York
explored.
1792. JOHN BURGOYNE, a British officer and dramatist, died. He was "tint
at Saratoga."
1794. Port-au-prince, St. Domingo, taken by the British. They found 131
cannon, &c., 13 ships and 9 brigs laden, and other vessels.
1796. Battle of Altenkirchen; the French under Kleber defeated the
Austrians and took much booty.
1798. Battle of Tubberneering; the united Irishmen defeated the English
under colonel Walpole, who was shot through the head.
1799. Battle of Zurich between the French under Massena, and the
Austrians under the archduke Charles.
1800. Cisalpine republic re-established by Bonaparte.
1800. The English squadron under Pellew attacked Quiberon in France,
destroyed the forts and brought off several vessels.
1800. FRANCIS BULLER, an eminent English judge, died.
1801. Genoa united to France; Eugene Beauharnais appointed viceroy of
Italy, by Bonaparte, who at the same time appointed the order of the
_iron crown_.
1803. FRANCIS XAVIER TALBOT died; a French ecclesiastic, and author of
some poems.
1804. Vaccination for the cowpox introduced with great success in
Persia.
1805. The American prisoners at Tripoli liberated.
1807. EDWARD DILLY, a benevolent and distinguished bookseller, died. His
purse and advice were always at the service of the deserving.
1808. A new constitution formed for Spain by Bonaparte.
1813. The French under Joseph Bonaparte and Jourdan evacuated
Valladolid, Spain.
1816. Treaty between the United States and Weas and Kickapoo Indians.
1817. CLOTILDA TAMBRONI, an Italian poetess, died.
1819. Washington lodge of independent order of Odd Fellows organized at
Baltimore, Md., the first lodge of the order in the United States.
1823. LOUIS NICHOLAS DAVOUST, duke of Auerstadt and prince of Eckmuhl,
died; one of Napoleon's bravest generals.
1829. Steam frigate Fulton blown up, and 26 persons killed.
1835. OWEN PUGHE died in Wales; author of a _Welsh and English
Dictionary_, and styled the Johnson of Wales.
1837. ABIEL HOLMES, a learned American clergyman, died, aged 74; known
principally by his _American Annals_, one of the most valuable
historical publications that has been written in this country.
1843. ANDREW BELL died at Perth Amboy, N. J., for many years surveyor
for the proprietors of that state.
1844. JESSE SMITH died at Salem, Mass., aged 88. He fought at Bunkers
hill, and also at almost every other scene of conflict during the war of
the American revolution.
1848. MATTHEW GREGORY died at Albany, aged 91; a revolutionary soldier,
who was at the capture of Cornwallis; the noted keeper of the Tontine in
the early part of the century.
1854. A riot occurred at Brooklyn, N. Y., between the advocates of
street preaching and the catholics, when many persons were killed and
wounded, and quiet was only restored by the aid of the military.
1856. ALEXANDER CRICHTON, an English physician, died near London, aged
93. He was for many years physician in ordinary to the emperor Alexander
I, of Russia, and was the oldest member of the Royal society.