1830. An eruption of mount Etna, which destroyed eight villages, and buried
many of the inhabitants under the ruins of their houses.
1831. The president of Hayti ordered all the French white inhabitants to leave the island before the 15th July.
1843. Died at Boston, whither he had accompanied president Tyler to attend the Bunker Hill celebration, Hugh S. Legare, a distinguished American statesman.
1843. Count Wittgenstein, the Russian field marshal, who distinguished himself in the wars with Napoleon, died at St. Petersburg, aged 87.
1851. Tom Johnson, a Norwegian, died at the Naval asylum, Philadelphia, aged 100; the last survivor of the gallant crew who fought with Paul Jones, in the desperate conflict with the Serapis in 1799.
1852. The sultan of Turkey issued a firman granting new rights and privileges to his Christian subjects.
1854. The siege of Silistria raised; the Turks made a sortie, causing a complete defeat of the Russians, forcing them to recross the Danube in all haste, took several standards and a great quantity of baggage, and killed or severely wounded five Russian generals.
1857. A riot took place in the city of New York, occasioned by a dispute about the public offices, there having been two sets appointed by different authorities. Mayor Wood was arrested for assault and battery.