Historical Events In July - 05

0649  St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 05.   

0767  Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II on July - 05.   

1054  A minor star in the constellation Taurus explodes July 5 in a supernova that is visible by daylight for 23 days and remains visible at night for another 633 days, an event recorded by pictographs in China and in the Western Hemisphere on July - 05.   

1054  On July - 05 brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported   

1294  On July - 05 pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V   

1295  On this day in history scotland & France sign anti-English covenant   

1436  On July - 05 german emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten   

1450  Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster on this day in history.   

1539  Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On July - 05 johann Steuerlein, composer   

1596  English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history john Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.   

1626  Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated on this day in history.   

1626  On July - 05 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

1643  On this day in history first recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)   

1643  1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts) on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  On this day in history mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies   

1687  On July - 05 isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England   

1729  On July - 05 claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet   

1750  Slave revolt on Curacao on July - 05.   

1755  On July - 05 sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage)   

1758  Lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6,000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats on July - 05.   

1764  On this day in history janos Lavotta, composer   

1770  Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history uS Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.   

1775  William Crotch, composer on this day in history.   

1781  Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore) on this day in history.   

1791  On July - 05 jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey, now in Vancouver, BC   

1791  On July - 05 jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC)   

1793  On this day in history pavel I Pestel, Russian officer   

1794  Sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker on this day in history.   

1801  On July - 05 david Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870   

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1321  On this day in history birth of joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362)   

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)   

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history birth of mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on July - 05.   

1718  On July - 05 birth of francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794)   

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on July - 05.   

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on this day in history.   

1472  On July - 05 death of charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394)   

1539  On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)   

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies