Smyrna, Florida, the largest attempt at colonization by the British in the New World, is founded by Dr. Andrew Turnbull. The Steller's sea cow, discovered on Bering Island in 1741, is driven to extinction. The Complete Farmer: Or, a General Dictionary of Husbandry, written by "A Society of Gentlemen", a group of members of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts in Britain, concludes publication in weekly numbers and is first published in book form. Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Utbi, the ancestor of the Al Khalifa family, builds his castle, named Sabha in Zubarah, after an ancestral fort in central Arabia.The construction of the castle consolidated his rule and authority over Zubarah and neighboring tribes. The Battle of Simaisma, fought in the village of Simaisma in Qatar, takes place after Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa of Zubarah refuses to pay taxes to Al Musalam clan who were the representatives of the Bani Khalid tribe in Qatar. The Battle of Simaisma, ended with victory for Shaikh Mohamed and the people of Zubarah, while the Al Musalam and their seat of power Al Howeila witnessed devastation and loss. Births January 1 – Maria Edgeworth, Irish novelist (d. 1849) January 7 – Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain (d. 1844) January 17 – Smith Thompson, American politician, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 1843) January 28 – King Frederick VI of Denmark (d. 1839) February 12 – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1835) February 13 – Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, French marshal (d. 1835) March – Tecumseh, Native American (Shawnee) chief (d. 1813) March 21 – Joseph Fourier, French mathematician, physicist (d. 1830) March 22 – Melesina Trench, Irish born writer and socialite (d. 1827) May 3 – Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist, industrialist (d. 1838) May 17 Caroline of Brunswick, queen of George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1821) Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854) June 9 – Samuel Slater, American industrialist (d. 1835) June 20 – William Findlay, American politician (d. 1846) June 24 – Lazare Hoche, French general (d. 1797) June 29 – Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (d. 1831) July 4 – Adam Karl August von Eschenmayer, German philosopher (d. 1852) July 20 – Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova, Russian serf, actress and opera soprano (d. 1803) July 27 – Charlotte Corday, French murderer of Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793) August 6