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1735  Horace Coignet, composer   

1746  Oliver Brownson, composer   

1756  Wojciech Zywny, composer   

1761  Adrian Loosjes Pzn, publisher/writer (Mauritius Lijnslager)   

1767  Mozart's opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus," premieres in Salzburg.   

1776  Charles Ots, composer.   

1776  Anton de Haen, medical Ratio medendi, dies at 71   

1777  University library at Vienna opens   

1779  War of Bavarian Succession ends   

1787  A fleet of eleven ships left Britain with two years provision and a cargo of 759 unwilling convicts, their guards,and ships crew numbering - 1530 people in all. They were to colonise a new land. Australia   

1787  Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay.   

1787  Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38.   

1792  Pius IX "Pio Nono", [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti], Pope (1846-78)   

1793  Martin Gerbert, composer, dies at 72.   

1795  Joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883.   

1812  Johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62.   

1820  Opera "Die Jagarsbrautt" is completed   

1828  US passes Tariff of Abominations.   

1828  Josephine Elizabeth Butler, social reformer.   

1830  Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president   

1830  Zebulon Baird Vance, Governor (Confederacy), died in 1894   

1831  Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies   

1831  Christian G Korner, German lawyer, dies at 74.   

1835  The inaugural foreign embassy in Hawaii is established.   

1835  1st foreign embassy in Hawaii forms   

1835  John Nash, British town planner/architect (Regent's Park), dies.   

1839  Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, are discovered Ashkenazic community (1815), dies   

1840  Alphonse Daudet, writer.   

1842  Arthur Seymour Sullivan, London England, composer (Gilbert and Sullivan)   

1843  Count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician.   

1846  The United States declare war on Mexico.   

1846  US declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins   

1847  Johannes Haarklou, composer.   

1848  inaugural performance of Finland's national anthem   

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1024  Hugh of cluny: French saint   

1254  Maria of brabant: Queen of france   

1314  Sergius of radonesh: Russian saint   

1588  Ole worm: Danish physician   

1592  John cloppenburg: Vicar/theologist   

1638  Richard simon: French biblical critic   

1655  Innocent xiii: [michelangiolo dei conti], italy, 244th pope (1721-24)   

1699  Marquis of pombal: Prime minister of portugal   

0384  Servatius/aravatius: Bishop of tongeren,   

1162  Death of G�za ii of hungary: G�za ii of hungary   

1176  Death of Matthias i: Duke of lorraine (b. 1119)   

1312  Theobald ii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1263)   

1381  John of chatillon: Governor/viceroy of holland,   

1390  Death of Robert ii the steward: King of scotland (1371-90),   

1573  Takeda shingen: Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

1619  Johan van oldenbarnevelt: Lands advocate, beheaded