1611. Henry Hudson, having wintered in the bay which bears his name, and pursuing the object of his voyage, a north-west passage, a conspiracy broke out on this day among the ship's crew, when Hudson, his son, and five others, most of whom were sick and lame, were forced into the shallop, with a small quantity of meal, one gun and ammunition, two or three spars and an iron pot, and with the most savage inhumanity turned adrift. This is the last account of Hudson.
1631. John Smith, one of the early settlers of Virginia, died. He was a brave and daring man, and it was mainly owing to him that the colony was made permanent.
1652. Inigo Jones, a celebrated English architect, died. He surpassed most of the great men of his age in learning and ability.
1675. Foundation laid of the cathedral of St. Paul's, London. It stands upon upwards of two acres of ground, and its height is 404 feet.
1738. George William Frederick, the young English prince, re-baptized by the bishop of Oxford, with great pomp. Private baptism at his birth was first administered, fearing his immediate death.
1747. British fleet under commodore Fox captured 48 sail of French West-Indiamen.
1759. Fort George erected at the head of lake George.
1764. British commodore Byron sailed from the Downs in the Dolphin, on his voyage round the world.
1768. John Lindsay died; a learned English divine, and a historical and theological writer.
1770. Fete on account of the marriage of Louis XVI of France, when 15,000 persons were trampled to death.