1703. The great storm in England, the most violent on record. The Eddystone lighthouse was thrown down; 13 men-of-war and 1,500 seamen perished, with the admiral, Beaumont; bishop Kidder and a great number of persons were killed; and an immense number of animals, and a great amount of property destroyed.
1719. John Hudson died; an eminent English critic and keeper of the Bodleian library.
1763. Robert Bolton, an English puritan, died; distinguished for his learning and eloquence, and the excellence of his writings.
1780. Jerome David Gaubius died; a German professor of medicine, and lecturer on botany and chemistry.
1793. The French republican calendar was first used, but discontinued 31st Dec., 1805. The decade was seldom used in dates.
1799. Joseph Black, a celebrated Scottish chemist, died. He was professor of chemistry in the university of Edinburgh, and made important discoveries in that science.
1807. Oliver Ellsworth, chief justice of the United States, died.
1812. Battle of Staroy-Borizoff, in Russia; a most sanguinary conflict, in which the French were defeated with great slaughter, after a conflict of four hours; 8,000 prisoners and a vast quantity of baggage were captured by the Russians; but
the greatest trophy was two whole regiments of Saxon cavalry, fresh, and in excellent order.
1817. First newspaper in Wayne county issued.