1796. Bonaparte made his public entry into Milan under a triumphal arch.
1798. David Ruhnkenius died; professor of belles-lettres and history, and librarian in the university at Leyden, and a learned and able critic.
1805. Robert Bisset died; a Scottish historian, biographer, and novelist.
1810. Lerida, in Spain, surrendered to the French general Suchet, who found large quantities of stores. Same day, Catalonians defeated the French, whose loss is stated at 45,000, and that of the Catalonians 25,000.
1814. British fleet on lake Champlain commenced a heavy cannonade on the American batteries under colonel Davis, at the mouth of Otter creek. The British were compelled to retreat.
1814. French defeated at Madrid by lord Wellington.
1814. Spanish squadron belonging to Monte Video, defeated by the Buenos Ayrean squadron under com. Brown.
1820. Henry Grattan, an Irish statesman, died. He warmly espoused the
interests of his country, and many important measures were effected by his eloquence.
1826. State prison at Sing Sing, New York, commenced.