Historical Events In July - 06

1638  On this day in history gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter  

1641  Battle at La Marfée Sedan: Earl Soisson beats French govt army on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history fire on Dutch Dam (Amsterdam's city hall burns)  

1668  On July - 06 peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist  

1669  On July - 06 laSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River  

1673  On this day in history french troops conquer Maastricht as part of the Franco-Dutch War  

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer on this day in history.  

1685  Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth on this day in history.  

1687  Newton publishes "Principia" on this day in history.  

1699  On this day in history capt William Kidd arrested in Boston  

1699  On this day in history pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston  

1701  William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged on this day in history.  

1702  Franz Anton Maichelbeck, composer on July - 06.  

1734  Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69 on July - 06.  

1739  Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer on this day in history.  

1747  Birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland on this day in history.  

1747  Coelestin Jungbauer, composer on this day in history.  

1753  On this day in history john H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized  

1757  French troops sent to re-enforce Louisbourg; the Corps Royal, consisting of six officers, four hundred recruits from France, and twenty artillery men, plus two battalions of the Berry Regiment on this day in history.  

1758  On July - 06 george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general  

1762  Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 on this day in history.  

1765  On July - 06 ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76  

1768  Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1770  On this day in history battle at Cesme: Russian fleet beats Turkish  

1773  On this day in history wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer  

1775  On this day in history congress issues "Declaration of the Causes & Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent  

1776  Dec of Ind announced on front page of the "PA Evening Gazette" on July - 06.  

1776  On this day in history dec of Ind announced on front page of "PA Evening Gazette"  

1777  On this day in history british Gen Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans  

1782  British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies) on this day in history.  

1782  Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet on July - 06.  

1785  On this day in history congress resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage  

1785  On July - 06 the birth of John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero  

1785  On July - 06 william J Hooker, English botanist/director (Kew Gardens)  

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on July - 06.  

1580  On this day in history birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

1632  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer  

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  On this day in history birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter  

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on July - 06.  

1678  On July - 06 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

1686  On July - 06 birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)  

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1218  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on this day in history.  

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on this day in history.  

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on July - 06.  

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on July - 06.  

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.  

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on July - 06.