1647. Peter Cornelius Hooft, one of the most eminent poets and prose writers of Holland, died.
1649. The commonwealth of England proclaimed.
1650. James Graham, marquis of Montrose, executed. He fought with great bravery in the royal cause; but being at length captured he was hung on a gallows 30 feet high at Edinburgh, and his quartered remains exposed over the city gates.
1682. Michael Angelo Ricci, an Italian cardinal, died; celebrated as a mathematician.
1718. Gaspard Abeille, a French poet and wit, died. His writings are not much esteemed.
1723. James Maboul, an eloquent French preacher, died; author of Orationes Funebres.
1724. Robert Harley, earl of Oxford, died; an English statesman and literary character.
1745. British squadron captured French ship Vigilant, 64 guns, and 560 men, with a cargo valued at £60,000.
1762. British ships Active and Favorite captured the Spanish ship Hermione from Lima, with a cargo of $2,308,700. The four highest British officers shared $288,000 each.
1780. Village of Johnstown, New York, burnt by the tories.