Historical Events In July - 01

1689  On this day in history matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan  

1690  On this day in history 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  Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army on July - 01.  

1691  On this day in history 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  James Lyon, composer on July - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

1745  On July - 01 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 this day in history.  

1774  Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1776  First vote on the Declaration of Independence on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1782  Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52 on July - 01.  

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

1784  On July - 01 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  Yellow fever attacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, killing several thousand people on this day in history.  

1795  John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court on July - 01.  

1798  Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt on July - 01.  

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

1804  George Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro) on July - 01.  

1805  Georg Ritschel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1807  Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University on this day in history.  

1810  Louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands on this day in history.  

1810  On this day in history walter White, secretary (NAACP)  

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

1816  On this day in history french frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa"  

1816  On July - 01 fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa"  

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1381  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint was born on this day in history.  

1481  On this day in history 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  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist was born on July - 01.  

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

1534  On July - 01 birth of frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588)  

1560  Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on this day in history.  

1574  On this day in history birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)  

0251  On July - 01 death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)  

1109  On this day in history death of king Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040)  

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

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on this day in history.  

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

1589  On this day in history christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies  

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

1614  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on this day in history.