Thursday, May 2, 2024
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1750 - Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè" premieres in Mantua.
1752 - Birth of Ludwig August Lebrun composer.
1754 - Birth of Vicente Martin y Soler composer.
1768 - Birth of Jean-Louis M Alibert French dermatologist.
1772 - Birth of Novalis writer.
1776 - France and Spain agree to donate arms to American rebels.
1779 - Birth of John Galt Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd).
1780 - William Herschel discovers first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris.
1792 - The US government borrows US$400,000 from the Bank of United States for protecting the frontier.
1799 - Henri-Joseph Rigel composer, dies at age 58.