1623. The floor of Black friars' church broke down while the people were at mass, killing 100.
1668. Louis XIV took Dole, in Franche Compte.
1696. English assassination plot to favor the interests of James II, discovered by Pendergrass.
1713. Anthony Ashley Cooper, earl of Shaftsbury, and author of the Characteristics, died. He was grandson of the earl who figured so conspicuously in the reign of Charles II; and possessed a spirit of liberty which displayed itself in his political character throughout his life, and by which he uniformly directed his conduct on all occasions.
1713. William Harrison, an elegant English poet, died.
1737. Charles Talbot, an eminent English statesman and chancellor, died.
1756. Three hundred recruits sailed from New York for the army, under the command of Gov. Shirley, quartered at Albany; the river being free of ice.
1760. Isaac Hawkins Browne died. One of the most popular productions of this ingenious poet, is his Pipe of Tobacco, in imitation of Cibber, Ambrose, Philips, Thompson, Young, Pope and Swift, who were all living.
1762. Martinique and the other Caribee islands delivered up to the British under Monkton and Rodney, by the French governor, M. de la Touche. The entire reduction of Martinique was effected with the loss of 107 killed and 150 wounded. The French lost 1000 of their best men. Before its reduction the island could raise 10,000 white inhabitants fit to bear arms and 40,000 negroes.
1764. Peter Restaut died; an advocate at Paris, distinguished for his learning and integrity.