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- 1818 – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (known as Queen Charlotte), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the 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.
- 2023 – After abruptly closing this Friday, City Schools Superintendent Royal Gurley announced that Charlottesville High School will reopen as usual Monday. The sudden closure came after 27 teachers coordinated a “sick out day” in response to escalating violence in the school.