Births on October 7

Solomon Sibley

Born on October 7, 1769

Solomon Sibley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (d. 1846)

Solomon Sibley (October 7, 1769 – April 4, 1846) was an American politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory who became the first mayor of Detroit, Michigan.

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Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.