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- 1754 – Sir William Anne Keppel, Governor-in-Chief of Virginia, dies in Paris. Albemarle County is later named for him.
- 1807 – President Thomas Jefferson signs the Embargo Act, banning American ships from foreign ports amid hostilities between France and Britain.
- 1852 – Lottie Moon is baptized at First Baptist Church in Charlottesville.
- 1931 – Mayor Fred L. Watson announces a 10% pay reduction for department heads to help lower the city tax rate from $2.45 to $2.