1711. Jane Schrimshaw died in Rosemary hospital, near London tower, aged 127.
1718. Nicholas Rowe died; an eminent English poet and dramatic writer.
1726. Florence Carton d'Ancourt, an eminent French actor and dramatic writer, died. He was the author of 32 plays.
1734. Abigail Masham, the favorite of queen Anne, died; noted in the history of the time for her political intrigues.
1776. The capture of Rhode Island by the British under Gen. Clinton and sir Peter Parker. "It is called the Eden of America," says an English work, "and celebrated (very naturally) for the beauty of its women."
1787. La Perouse reached the Navigator's islands, in Polynesia.
1790. Kentucky was erected into an independent state.
1798. Turin and Piedmont relinquished to the French by the king of Sardinia.
1806. Thorn, in Prussia, taken by the French under marshal Ney, after a slight resistance.
1812. Boston privateer brig Montgomery, of 18 guns, captured British ship Surinam, 20 guns.