1754. Earthquake at Cairo, in Egypt, which nearly destroyed the city, and buried 40,000 of its inhabitants in the ruins.
1779. Verplank's point, with a garrison of 70, and 4 cannon, surrendered to the British gen. H. Clinton.
1780. Great riots in London. Lord Gordon, at the head of 50,000 protestants, went to parliament to present a petition against popery.
1781. French under Bouille took Tobago.
1782. Battle of Arnee, in India, and defeat of Hyder Ally, by the British under sir Eyre Coote.
1783. Washington furloughed the soldiers of the war.
1789. Baron Knyphausen, a Hessian general in the British service during the war of the American revolution, died at Berlin, in Prussia, aged 59.
1791. The city of Anapa, in Asia, stormed and taken from the Turks by the Russians. In the assault many were put to the sword, and a pasha and 14,000 made prisoners.
1793. Brissot and several other members of the convention arrested in Paris.
1795. M. Dambourney died at Rouen; distinguished as a merchant and a man of science.