1679. Jonas Moore, an English mathematician, died; noted in the reigns of Charles I and II for his labor and enterprise in the cause of science.
1682. A comet made its appearance before the people of New England, with a
tail of the very respectable length of 15 degrees; which that goodly folk did not see the last of till the 15th September.
1714. George I arrived in England to succeed on the throne.
1720. Anne le Fevre Dacier, a French lady of great learning, died. She translated the principal Greek and Latin poets into her native language, and was noted for her many virtues. (6th by some authors.)
1748. Jonathan Baxter performed the singular feat of crossing the Thames at Blackfriars in a butcher's tray in 1h. 10m., paddling with his hands.
1755. George Jeffreys, an English dramatic and miscellaneous writer, died.
1758. Richard Houseman, a laborer of Knaresborough, was committed to York castle on suspicion of having murdered Daniel Clark.
1765. Timothy Cutler, an Episcopal clergyman, died at Boston, aged 82; formerly president of Yale college.
1779. The independence of the United States declared at New Orleans by beat of drum.