1792. John Burgoyne, a British general, died. He surrendered his whole army to general Gates at Saratoga, and returned to England. He was a member of parliament, and a successful dramatic author. (June 4, P. Cyc.)
1799. John Bacon, an English sculptor, died. He was apprenticed to a porcelain manufacturer, in which condition he devoted his leisure to statuary, and finally rose to great eminence in his profession.
1804. Adam Duncan, a gallant English admiral, died; celebrated for the victory he gained over the Dutch fleet at Camperdown, for which he was rewarded with a peerage.
1806. Miranda arrived at Coro an hour before day; the place was abandoned, and through mistake his troops fired on each other.
1808. French assaulted Saragossa in Spain, and penetrated into a part of the town.
1808. The commencement of Wellington's famous retreat into Portugal.
1814. United States troops under Col. Croghan attacked the British and Indians at fort Mackinaw, but were repulsed with the loss of 50 killed.
1815. Bonaparte delivered a written protest for the prince regent of England, against being sent to St. Helena.
1821. William Floyd, one of the signers of the declaration of independence, died at Western, New York.
1835. The Spanish ministry having suppressed the Jesuits and confiscated their property, a royal decree to this effect was signed. By this decree 900 convents were suppressed in Spain, and their property applied towards the payment of the debts of the state.