1811. Jonathan Lambert, of Salem, Massachusetts, took possession of the uninhabited island of Tristan d'Acunha, south of St. Helena. The British took possession of it in 1817, and fortified it.
1812. Peniscola, in Valencia, surrendered to the French under Suchet.
1813. The United States frigate Constellation
chased into Norfolk, Virginia, by a British squadron.
1814. The ice formed on the Thames at London, above the bridges, and a fair was held upon it during eight days.
1817. Lewis Pennock died at West Marlborough, Pennsylvania, aged 92; 11 of his survivors, within a mile, arrived at 83½ years.
1834. John O'Keefe, a British dramatic author, died at Southampton, England, aged 68.
1835. Wade Hampton died at Columbia, S. C., aged 81. He distinguished himself in the war of the revolution under Sumpter and Marion; and during the last war commanded a brigade on the northern frontier. He was reputed the most extensive planter in the United States; one of the wealthiest men in the whole southern country; and perhaps no other man in this country ever amassed so large a fortune by agriculture.
1836. William Gell died at Naples. He was a classical antiquary, the illustrator of the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii, and author of various works on classical antiquity. He was admired alike for the depth and versatility of his erudition, the benevolence of his heart, and the suavity of his manners.
1850. Seventy-five persons killed by a steam explosion in Hague street, New York.