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  On this day in history birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)  

1610  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral  

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

1669  Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor was born on this day in history.  

1694  On this day in history birth of louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose)  

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  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on this day in history.  

1187  On this day in history reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies  

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  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on this day in history.