Historical Events In July - 01

1689  On July - 01 matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan  

1690  Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (Now celebrated on July 12 as "The Battle of the Orange" ) on July - 01.  

1690  Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army on this day in history.  

1691  On July - 01 marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77  

1723  On this day in history pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary  

1723  Willem van de Pose, gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59 on July - 01.  

1735  On this day in history james Lyon, composer  

1742  On this day in history georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer (types of Lichtenberg)  

1742  Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58 on July - 01.  

1745  On July - 01 warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle [OS]  

1747  Battle at Lafeld: France beat English/Dutch army on this day in history.  

1764  On this day in history georg Christoph Grosheim, composer  

1774  On July - 01 henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68  

1776  First vote on the Declaration of Independence on July - 01.  

1776  1st vote on Declaration of Independence on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War  

1782  American privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on this day in history.  

1782  On this day in history charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52  

1784  On July - 01 wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach, dies at 74  

1784  Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73 on July - 01.  

1788  Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry on this day in history.  

1793  On July - 01 yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States killing several thousand people  

1793  On July - 01 yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, killing several thousand people  

1795  On July - 01 john Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court  

1798  On July - 01 napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt  

1802  On July - 01 gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878  

1804  On this day in history george Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro)  

1805  On July - 01 georg Ritschel, composer, dies at 60  

1807  On July - 01 thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University  

1810  On July - 01 louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands  

1810  Walter White, secretary (NAACP) on July - 01.  

1812  Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus on July - 01.  

1816  On July - 01 french frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa"  

1816  Fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa" on July - 01.  

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1381  On this day in history birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint  

1481  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.  

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on July - 01.  

1511  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on this day in history.  

1534  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on July - 01.  

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.  

1560  On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot  

1574  On July - 01 birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)  

0251  On this day in history death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)  

1109  On July - 01 death of king Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040)  

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on this day in history.  

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on July - 01.  

1523  On July - 01 death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake  

1589  Christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies on July - 01.  

1592  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on this day in history.  

1614  On July - 01 death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)