1829. Duel at London between the duke of Wellington and the earl of Winchelsea.
1829. Great earthquake in the provinces of Murcia and Oriheula, in Spain. Upwards of 20 churches and 4,000 houses destroyed, and great numbers of the inhabitants killed. A considerable portion of the former province was converted into a barren waste.
1839. Louisa, the last surviving daughter of Linnæus the naturalist, died at Upsala, aged 90.
1843. Herard, the successful general of the insurgents in Hayti, made a triumphal entry into Port au Prince.
1843. Robert Southey, an eminent English poet, died, aged 68, in a state of mental darkness, from an excess of labor.
1845. Benjamin Bushe died at Greensboro, Vt., aged 115.
1849. Benj. F. Thompson, the historian of Long island, died, aged 64. He was distinguished by an ardent love for historical research, and left a large collection of materials for the illustration of the local history of New York state.
1852. Armand Marrast, one of the leading and ablest journalists of France, died. His name was conspicuous in the revolution of February, 1848, which made him mayor of Paris, and a member of the provisional government. He was the author of the French constitution of 1848.
1856. The fortieth asteroid, named Lætitia, discovered by Mr. Goldschmidt, at Paris.