Historical Events In July - 02

1644  William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on this day in history.   

1647  On July - 02 daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs   

1652  Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans) on July - 02.   

1663  On this day in history thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64   

1679  Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth on July - 02.   

1681  Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason on this day in history.   

1687  King James II disbands English parliament on July - 02.   

1698  Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine on July - 02.   

1700  Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1708  Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.   

1714  The birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer on this day in history.   

1714  On July - 02 christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore)   

1724  On this day in history friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet   

1737  Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer on July - 02.   

1743  On this day in history spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies   

1746  On July - 02 hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer   

1756  On July - 02 christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl   

1763  Peter Ritter, composer on July - 02.   

1776  On this day in history continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free & Independent States"   

1776  On this day in history nJ gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50 pounds right to vote   

1777  On July - 02 vermont becomes first American colony to abolish slavery   

1777  On this day in history vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery   

1778  On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66   

1787  On this day in history de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered   

1793  On this day in history antoine Prumier, composer   

1794  2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria on this day in history.   

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on July - 02.   

1798  On July - 02 john Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies   

1798  On this day in history john Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies   

1808  On this day in history simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam   

1808  On this day in history simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam   

1810  Robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885 on July - 02.   

1814  On July - 02 atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer   

1821  Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896) on July - 02.   

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1029  On this day in history birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on July - 02.   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.   

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on July - 02.   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on July - 02.   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.   

0783  On this day in history bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

0936  On July - 02 henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies   

1298  On July - 02 adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43   

1504  On July - 02 stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1566  On July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62   

1582  On July - 02 death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

1591  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies