1767. James Grainger, a Scottish physician and poet, died in the West Indies.
1770. Roger Long, an eminent English astronomer, died.
1773. Destruction of 340 chests of tea in Boston harbor by a party of citizens disguised as Indians. There was but one survivor of that event, in 1840.
1782. The British burnt fort Arbuthnot and a new fort on Sullivan's island.
1783. William James died; an English baronet, who rose from the humble occupation of a plowboy to the chief command of the East India company's marine forces.
1788. Oczakow taken from the Turks by storm by the Russians under prince Potemkin, who had about 1,000 killed in the assault.
1798. Thomas Pennant died; an Englishman of eminent knowledge in natural history and antiquities, and the author of a number of valuable books.
1800. Convention of the northern powers of Europe for an armed neutrality, signed at St. Petersburg between Russia and Sweden.
1809. The most ceremonious and extraordinary divorce in the world took place between Bonaparte and Josephine.
1809. Anthony Francis Fourcroy died; a very eminent French writer on chemistry, and a member of the Institute.