1789. The iron, lead and woodwork of the Bastile were sold at Paris by auction.
1794. Frederick William Augustus, baron Steuben, died at Steubenville, N. Y., aged 61. He came to America from France in 1777, and joined the revolutionary army. His sound judgment and experience, attained in the army of Frederick the Great, was of incalculable advantage to the Americans in establishing discipline and a uniform system of manoeuvres.
1799. Kien Long, emperor of China, died, aged 90. He received addresses from Voltaire and Peter Pindar.
1800. Matthew Young, an Irish bishop and mathematician, died.
1801. Deodat Guy Silvain Tancrede de Dolomieu, an eminent French geologist, died, of a disease taken during an imprisonment. He was indefatigable in the pursuit of his favorite science.
1806. The French under Murat entered Warsaw, the capital of ancient Poland, which had been overawed by the Russian soldiery, kept there for the purpose.
1812. Logan, the Mingo chief, died; so well known by his misfortunes.
1812. Battle of Tchatchovo; the Russians again defeated the French on the left bank of the Berezina. This was the last battle of consequence in Russia. Bonaparte fled the field, and was no more seen in any conflict during this campaign. His army was reduced to a wretched band of the shadows of men.
1818. Ann Dawson died at Harrowgate, England, aged 161.
1825. Maximilian Sebastian Foy, a distinguished French officer and orator, died. His funeral was attended by thousands of his countrymen, and a monument erected to his memory.