Today in History for September 1779
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Months in 1779: January February March April May June July August October November December
Historical Events
Events 1 - 4 of 4
3rd - Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest
23rd - John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats HMS Serepis
27th - John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Britain
28th - American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 4 of 4
8th - Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, composer
8th - Mustafa IV, sultan of Turkey (1807-08)
10th - Louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer
18th - Joseph Story, Mass, 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 2 of 2
2nd - Onno Zwier van Hairs, Fries poet (Agon), dies at 66
12th - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (b. 1711)
