1792. Longroy, in France, captured by Clairfait, with 3,500 troops and 71 cannon.
1795. French convention adopted a new constitution, by which a council of 500 was established, and a council of ancients consisting of 250.
1798. The French under general Humbert landed in Ireland and took possession of Killala. ([18th].)
1808. Armistice signed by the French general Junot and sir Arthur Wellesley, by which the French agreed to evacuate Portugal.
1814. The inhabitants of Nantucket declared themselves neutral, under the protection of England. Same day 27 sail of square rigged British vessels arrived at Benedict; commodore Barney, in conformity to his orders blew up his flotilla and retreated to Nottingham. The British landed and marched to Marlborough.
1818. Warren Hastings, an English statesman and scholar, died. He was employed in the service of the East India company, and by oppression and injustice raised the revenue of the company from three to five millions pounds.
1826. A barge belonging to Beechey's expedition reached longitude 156° 21´ west. Here they were embedded in ice some days, and were about to abandon the bark, and return on foot 120 miles, to the ship, when it was fortunately extricated, and made sail to rejoin the ship.
1828. Franz Joseph Gall, founder of the science of phrenology, died at Paris, aged 71. His works are voluminous; his style is characterized as vivid and powerful; his description as accurate and striking: and he may be looked upon as one of the most remarkable men of his age.
1848. The rail road train made the transit from Springfield to Hartford, 26 miles, in 33 minutes.
1849. The fortress of Moultan was destroyed by a freshet, "remaining an island of mud in an expanse of waters."