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1813Feb, 13

Samuel Ashe (North Carolina)

Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1725)
Samuel Ashe (March 24, 1725 – February 3, 1813) was the ninth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. He was also one of the first three judges of the North Carolina Superior Court in 1787.

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    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.
  • 1Jun

    USS Chesapeake (1799)

    James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gives his final order: "Don't give up the ship!"
  • 30Sep

    Santiago Bobadilla

    Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla.
  • 16Oct

    Battle of Leipzig

    The Sixth Coalition attacks Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Leipzig.
  • 11Nov

    Battle of Crysler's Farm

    War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm: British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.