Historical Events In July - 01

1689  Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan on this day in history.   

1690  On July - 01 army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (Now celebrated on July 12 as "The Battle of the Orange" )   

1690  Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army on this day in history.   

1691  Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1723  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary on this day in history.   

1723  On July - 01 willem van de Pose, gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59   

1735  On July - 01 james Lyon, composer   

1742  Georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer (types of Lichtenberg) on July - 01.   

1742  On July - 01 bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58   

1745  Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle [OS] on July - 01.   

1747  On July - 01 battle at Lafeld: France beat English/Dutch army   

1764  Georg Christoph Grosheim, composer on this day in history.   

1774  On July - 01 henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68   

1776  On this day in history first vote on the Declaration of Independence   

1776  1st vote on Declaration of Independence on July - 01.   

1776  On this day in history francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War   

1782  On this day in history american privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.   

1782  On July - 01 charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52   

1784  Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1784  Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73 on July - 01.   

1788  Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States killing several thousand people   

1793  Yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, killing several thousand people on July - 01.   

1795  John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt   

1802  On this day in history gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878   

1804  On July - 01 george Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro)   

1805  On this day in history georg Ritschel, composer, dies at 60   

1807  Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University on July - 01.   

1810  Louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands on July - 01.   

1810  On July - 01 walter White, secretary (NAACP)   

1812  Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus on July - 01.   

1816  French frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa" on July - 01.   

1816  On July - 01 fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa"   

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1381  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on July - 01.   

1481  On this day in history birth of christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)   

1506  On this day in history birth of louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)   

1511  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on July - 01.   

1534  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on July - 01.   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1560  Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on July - 01.   

1574  On July - 01 birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on July - 01.   

1109  On this day in history death of king Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040)   

1277  On this day in history death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)   

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on this day in history.   

1523  On July - 01 death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

1589  On this day in history christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

1592  On this day in history marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies   

1614  On July - 01 death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)