Historical Events In July - 01

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

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 this day in history.  

1690  Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army on July - 01.  

1691  Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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 July - 01 james Lyon, composer  

1742  On July - 01 georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer (types of Lichtenberg)  

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

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

1747  Battle at Lafeld: France beat English/Dutch army on July - 01.  

1764  On this day in history georg Christoph Grosheim, composer  

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

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

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

1784  Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, composer (Sinfonias 64), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1788  Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry on July - 01.  

1793  On July - 01 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  On this day in history john Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court  

1798  Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt on this day in history.  

1802  On this day in history gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878  

1804  George Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro) on this day in history.  

1805  On July - 01 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  Walter White, secretary (NAACP) on this day in history.  

1812  Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus on this day in history.  

1816  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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1381  On July - 01 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  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 this day in history 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  On July - 01 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1614  On this day in history death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)