Historical Events In July - 01

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

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 July - 01 battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army  

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

1742  On July - 01 bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58  

1745  Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle [OS] on this day in history.  

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

1764  Georg Christoph Grosheim, composer on this day in history.  

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

1776  On this day in history first vote on the Declaration of Independence  

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

1776  Francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War on July - 01.  

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

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

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

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

1795  John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1805  On this day in history georg Ritschel, composer, dies at 60  

1807  On this day in history thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University  

1810  Louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands on July - 01.  

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

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

1816  French frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa" on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 July - 01 birth of hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist  

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

1534  On this day in history birth of frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588)  

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 July - 01.  

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  Death of Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake on July - 01.  

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

1592  On July - 01 marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies  

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