Historical Events In July - 02

0310  On this day in history pope Miltiades is elected.   

0311  On this day in history st Militiades begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0419  On this day in history valentinian III, Roman emperor (425-55)   

0626  In fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Incident at Xuanwu Gate. On September 4, Shimin's father abdicates in his favour and Shimin becomes Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China on July - 02.   

0706  In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang has the remains of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his wife and recently-deceased ruling empress Wu Zetian, her son Li Xian, her grandson Li Chongrun, and granddaughter Li Xianhui all interred in a new tomb complex outside Chang'an known as the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang on this day in history.   

0783  On July - 02 bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies   

0936  On July - 02 the German king Henry the Fowler dies at Memleben at age 60 after a 17-year reign in which he has created the Saxon army and founded Saxon town life   

0936  Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies on this day in history.   

0963  On this day in history the imperial army proclaims Nicephorus Phocas to be Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea.   

1029  The birth of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) on this day in history.   

1140  Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1214  On this day in history battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers)   

1298  On July - 02 battle on Hasenbuhl (Gollheim) between German kings Adolf & Albrecht I   

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on this day in history.   

1489  On July - 02 thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1504  On this day in history stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies   

1555  On July - 02 turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.   

1561  Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz on July - 02.   

1566  Nostradamus French astrologer/physician/prophet, dies in Salon on this day in history.   

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on July - 02.   

1576  On this day in history muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea   

1578  On this day in history martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island.   

1581  On July - 02 johann Staden, composer   

1582  On this day in history battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer on this day in history.   

1600  Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army on this day in history.   

1613  The first English expedition from Massachusetts against Acadia led by Samuel Argall on July - 02.   

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on July - 02.   

1621  On July - 02 thomas Harriot, English astronomer   

1636  On this day in history daniel Speer, composer   

1644  Battle of Marston Moor; Parliamentary forces defeat royalists on this day in history.   

1644  William Gascoigne introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on this day in history.   

1644  Battle of Marston Moor: Parliamentary forces defeat royalists on this day in history.   

1644  Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar on July - 02.   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on this day in history.   

1262  On this day in history birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.   

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on July - 02.   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.   

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on this day in history.   

0936  On July - 02 henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies   

1298  Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 on July - 02.   

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on this day in history.   

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on this day in history.   

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on July - 02.