1742. Francis Joseph de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire, an ingenious French poet, died, aged 100. He wrote much in the manner of Anacreon, and it is remarkable, that his best pieces are those of his old age, when he had reached his 90th year.
1778. The theatre at Saragossa, in Spain, was burned, occasioning the death of 400 persons.
1788. The thermometer at Leipsic fell 27 degrees below zero.
1807. Milan decree issued by Bonaparte, denationalizing all such vessels as should submit to the British order in council.
1808. Charles Jenkinson, earl of Liverpool, died. He was a statesman of profound ability, but extremely unpopular, who rose from obscurity to wealth and rank.
1812. Mississinewa, an Indian town inhabited by Delawares and Miamis, attacked by 600 Americans under colonel Campbell. The town was burnt, with several others in the vicinity.
1812. British attacked Darby, Vt., and burnt the barracks and store houses, and carried off considerable quantities of stores.
1830. Simon Bolivar, a distinguished South American general, died. He headed the revolution of the provinces against the mother country, and having achieved their independence was elected president of Colombia.
1832. Prof. Zahn discovered a city buried under the lava, between Vesuvius and Pompeii.
1832. Robert C. Sands, the assistant editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser, died by apoplexy while in the act of composing.