1742. Sixty persons killed by the falling of the roof of the church in Fearn Russhire, in the time of worship.
1744. John Henry Schulze, a German physician, died; professor of medicine at Halle, and author of a history of medicine from the creation to the year of Rome 535.
1747. John Potter, primate of England, died. Besides theological and other works he wrote Antiquities of Greece, two vols., which have passed through several editions.
1747. British fleet of 14 ships, admiral Hawke, engaged the French fleet under M. de Letender, and captured 7 ships of the line, and a 50 gun ship.
1772. William Wilkie died; a Scottish
divine and poet, and professor of philosophy at St. Andrews.
1774. Battle between the Americans, 1400 men, from Virginia, under colonel Lewis, and about 600 Ohio Indians. The Indians made the attack; 400 of the Virginians were killed and 100 wounded.
1775. British general Gage sailed from Boston for Great Britain, and the command of the army devolved upon general Howe.
1775. Louis Nicholas Victor Muys, minister of war and marshal of France, died. He signalized himself at several important engagements, which led to his promotion.
1780. Hurricane in the West Indies, which continued about 48 hours. Several towns were leveled with the dust, and many thousand persons lost their lives. Several hundred vessels in the different ports were driven to sea or dashed to pieces.