1703. Thomas Hyde died. He was an Oriental interpreter during the reigns of Charles II, James II, and William III.
1713. Arcangelo Corelli, an Italian composer, died. He became so great a master in the science of music, that his countrymen bestowed on him the cognomen of Il Divino.
1718. Samuel Garth, an English poet and physician, died. He settled in London where by his professional skill he soon acquired a very extensive practice; and by his wit and conversational powers distinguished himself among the literati of the day.
1739. Samuel Bernard, one of the richest and most celebrated financiers of Europe, died at Paris. His funeral procession equaled that of a prince in point of magnificence and in the train of distinguished attendants.
1775. John Baskerville, an eminent English printer, died. He was a man fertile in invention, and effected improvements in the art which could scarcely have been expected from the exertions of a single individual.
1777. Battle of Kingsbridge, N. Y., between the Americans under Gen. Heath and the Hessians.
1782. Dumiter Raduly died at Haromszeck, at the remarkable age of 140.
1793. George Gordon, an English nobleman, after five years' imprisonment, appeared to give bail; but the attorney-general refused to accept of it. He was therefore remanded.
1795. The French under Salm took Utrecht in Holland, and Gen. Van Damme took Arnhem; the prince of Orange and his family escaping to England.
1797. Francis Lightfoot Lee, an American statesman, died at his residence in Virginia, aged 63.