Events & Holidays In July - 24

Birth of the Libertador (Bolivar Day) (Venezuela)

Children's Day (Vanuatu)

Fiesta de Santiago (Peru)

Jose Barbosa Day (Puerto Rico)

Pioneer Day (Utah) (United States of America)

Simon Bolivar Day (Ecuador)

1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on this day in history.  

1660  On this day in history birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)  

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik  

1725  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.  

1738  On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)  

1757  On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)  

1759  On this day in history birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)  

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on this day in history.  

1240  On this day in history death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights  

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on this day in history.  

1568  On this day in history death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)  

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32  

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.  

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.