1810. Mequienza, in Arragon, surrendered to the French under Suchet. This terminated the fourth campaign in the north of Spain.
1811. Extraordinary agitation of the sea and earthquake at Cape Town.
1813. Americans under general Lewis broke up their encampment by order of general Dearborn, and returned to Fort George. The British succeeded in dispersing the boats with the baggage belonging to his command, and captured 12 of them.
1832. The first case of cholera asphixia in America occurred on this day at Quebec.
1838. John Lusk, a soldier of the revolution, died, aged 104 years. He was born on Staten island, of Dutch parentage, and was a soldier in the regular service nearly 60 years. He died in Warren county, Tennessee, and was the last survivor of the old French war in Canada.
1842. Henry Brook Parnell, famed as a political writer and liberalist, died by his own hand.
1842. James Barbour, a distinguished American statesman, died in Orange co., Virginia.
1844. James Wadsworth, a distinguished and wealthy citizen of western New York, died at Geneseo.
1845. Andrew Jackson, an American general and statesman, died, aged 78. He was the seventh president of the United States.
1854. George H. Talcott, a captain of ordinance in the United States army, died at Indian springs, aged 43. He was a native of Maryland, and graduated at West-point in 1831.