1743. James Villotte, a French Jesuit, died. He traveled in Armenia, and published commentaries on the gospels.
1746. Colin Maclaurin, an eminent Scottish mathematician and philosopher, died. His writings are very numerous, and highly valuable for the purposes of navigation and geography.
1754. A convention was held at Albany, for the purpose of concluding a treaty with the Six Nations. It was attended by about 150 Indians.
1756. Prosper Marchand, a French author, died in Holland, at a great age. He left France on account of religious views, and published a Journal Litéraire. He also wrote a history of printing, and published a new edition of Bayle's Dictionnaire.
1769. The general court of Massachusetts having remonstrated to governor Hutchinson against their place of meeting
being surrounded with an armed force, and Boston being invested by sea and land, he adjourned the court to Cambridge.
1776. Americans evacuated Sorel, in Canada, and the British under Gen. Burgoyne entered it.
1776. The Americans cannonaded the British fleet from Moon and Long islands, and compelled it to leave the bay and open the intercourse with Boston.
1777. Congress resolved that their flag should consist of 13 stripes alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.
1787. Abdulwahlab, an Arabian reformer, and founder of the Wahabbites, died, aged 95. He founded a temporal empire, which ceased A. D. 1818, but his religious doctrines are still cherished.