1801. Jonathan Battishill, an eminent English musical composer, died. "To a profound knowledge he added great taste and a fine imagination."
1804. New York historical society instituted.
1807. Kingdom of Etruria dissolved and annexed to France.
1808. James Sullivan, governor of Massachusetts, died. He rose to great usefulness unaided by opulence or family connexions.
1809. Gerona in Spain surrendered to the French after a siege of six months.
1813. French under Soult endeavored to force the British under Wellington to repass the Nieve but were repulsed.
1813. The United States troops under general McClure burnt Newark adjoining fort George, destroyed that fort, removed the public stores, and retired to the south side of the Niagara river.
1817. Mississippi admitted into the confederacy.
1833. The house of assembly in Jamaica passed a bill for the abolition of slavery.
1834. Alexander Chalmers died; one of the most eminent biographers that Great Britain has produced. He commenced a laborious literary life in London and no man, it is said, ever edited so many books for the booksellers. He published a General Biographical Dictionary in 32 volumes.