1748. Gov. Clinton signed the bill reviving the act to raise £1,800 by lottery, to build a college.
1776. Battle of White Plains. The brunt of this battle was sustained by the troops under McDougal, 600 men, who nobly sustained their post, though deserted by 4 regiments of militia, who fled on the approach of the British light horse. Both armies laid on their arms awaiting another attack.
1788. First court held at Plattsburgh, Clinton county, N. Y.
1791. George Louis Oeder, an eminent German physician and botanist, died.
1792. John Smeaton, an eminent English mechanic and engineer, died; celebrated as the builder of the Eddystone lighthouse.
1793. Hurricane on the island of Cuba; several vessels driven out to sea, and 520 houses in Havana totally destroyed.
1800. Artemas Ward, the first major-general in the American revolutionary army, died. He graduated at Harvard, was subsequently a member of congress, and noted for incorruptible integrity.
1806. Charlotte Smith, an English poetess and novelist, died. She long enjoyed great popularity.
1806. Battle of Prentzlow, in Brandenburg; the Prussian army of 16,000 compelled to surrender to the French under Murat. This was the remnant of the king's guard which escaped from the battle of Jena, and included several princes.
1823. Wassil Wassilijewitsch Capnist, a Russian counselor of state, died. He is better known as a poet and dramatic writer, in which he is entitled to much praise.