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- 1818 – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (wife of King George III and namesake of the City of Charlottesville, died at Kew Palace (aged 74).
- 1864 – Monticello was sold at auction for $8,500 to Benjamin F. Ficklin.
- 1960 – The Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad (CARS) took its first call run—a pedestrian was hit by a car.