Historical Events
- British premier Rockingham resigns
Famous Birthdays
- Jacob Perkins, American inventor, born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (d. 1849)
- Johanna Schopenhauer, German writer and mother of Arthur Schopenhauer, born in Gdańsk, Royal Prussia, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (d. 1838)
Famous Deaths
- Jonathan Mayhew, American Congregational minister, dies at 45