Events & Holidays In July - 04

Birthday of Queen Sonja (Norway)

Commemoration of Jewish Genocide (Latvia)

Day of Agwe (Haiti)

Family Day (Lesotho)

Fisherman's Day (Marshall Islands)

For Independence Day (Guam)

For US Independence Day (Puerto Rico)

Independence Day (Rwanda United States of America)

King's Day (Tonga)

US Independence Day (US Virgin Islands)

1330  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.  

1546  On this day in history birth of murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)  

1546  Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.  

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on this day in history.  

1610  On this day in history birth of paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)  

1669  On this day in history birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor  

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on this day in history.  

1715  On this day in history birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)  

0907  On this day in history death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria  

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on this day in history.  

0966  Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies on this day in history.  

0973  On this day in history death of ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890)  

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on this day in history.  

1301  On this day in history willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle  

1307  On this day in history rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies  

1336  On this day in history elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65