Events & Holidays In July - 13

O - Bon / Festival of Souls (solar date) (Japan)

Statehood Day (Montenegro)

1396  On this day in history birth of philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy  

1527  On this day in history birth of john Dee, London, alchemist/astrologer/mathematician  

1527  On this day in history birth of john Dee, English scientist (d. 1609)  

1579  On this day in history birth of arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)  

1590  Clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italy, Pope (1670-76) was born on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history birth of václav Hollar, Bohemian-born artist (d. 1677)  

1608  On this day in history birth of ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57)  

1745  On this day in history birth of robert Calder, British naval officer (d. 1818)  

0574  On this day in history john III, Italian Pope (561-74), dies  

0939  Leo VII, Italian Pope (936-39), dies on this day in history.  

1024  Henry II, the Monk, German King (1002-24), dies on this day in history.  

1105  On this day in history rashi, [Rabbi Shlomo Yitzaki], Jewish intellectual, dies  

1205  Death of Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury and Justicier of England on this day in history.  

1309  Jan I van Nassau, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1357  On this day in history death of bartolus de Saxoferrato Italian jurist (b. 1313)  

1380  Bertrand du Guesclin, French King of Granada, dies at about 60 on this day in history.