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649 - Death of Saint Goar; notable priest of Trier (Germany).

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649 - Saint Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope.

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767 - Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope.

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1643 - First recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts).

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1687 - Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England.

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1755 - Birth of Sarah Kemble Siddons Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage).

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1781 - Birth of Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore.

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1791 - José María Narváez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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1794 - Birth of Sylvester Graham developed graham cracker.

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1801 - Birth of David G Farragut Knoxville Tennessee, naval hero.

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