Historical Events In July - 01

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

1690  On July - 01 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" )  

1690  On this day in history battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army  

1691  On this day in history marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77  

1723  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history willem van de Pose, gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59  

1735  On this day in history james Lyon, composer  

1742  Georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer (types of Lichtenberg) on this day in history.  

1742  On this day in history bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58  

1745  On this day in history warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle [OS]  

1747  On July - 01 battle at Lafeld: France beat English/Dutch army  

1764  Georg Christoph Grosheim, composer on July - 01.  

1774  Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 on July - 01.  

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

1776  On July - 01 1st vote on Declaration of Independence  

1776  On July - 01 francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War  

1782  On this day in history american privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.  

1782  Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52 on this day in history.  

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

1784  On this day in history wilhelm Friedmann Bach, composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73  

1788  On this day in history jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry  

1793  On this day in history 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  Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt on this day in history.  

1802  Gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878 on this day in history.  

1804  On July - 01 george Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro)  

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

1807  Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University on July - 01.  

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

1810  On July - 01 walter White, secretary (NAACP)  

1812  On this day in history willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus  

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  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on July - 01.  

1481  On July - 01 birth of christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)  

1506  On this day in history birth of louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)  

1511  On this day in history birth of hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist  

1534  On July - 01 birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)  

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

1560  On July - 01 birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot  

1574  Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656) was born on July - 01.  

0251  Death of Decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207) on July - 01.  

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.  

1277  On July - 01 death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)  

1378  On July - 01 jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies  

1523  Death of Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1589  On July - 01 christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies  

1592  On this day in history marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies  

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