Historical Events In July - 02

0310  Pope Miltiades is elected on July - 02.  

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

0419  Valentinian III, Roman emperor (425-55) on this day in history.  

0626  On July - 02 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.  

0706  On July - 02 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.  

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on July - 02.  

0936  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 on this day in history.  

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

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

1029  The birth of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) on July - 02.  

1140  On July - 02 hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht  

1214  Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers) on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola on this day in history.  

1561  On this day in history menas, Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.  

1566  On this day in history nostradamus French astrologer/physician/prophet, dies in Salon  

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

1576  Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea on July - 02.  

1578  Martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island on July - 02.  

1581  On July - 02 johann Staden, composer  

1582  Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide on July - 02.  

1589  On this day in history guillaume van Messaus, composer  

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  On this day in history battle of Marston Moor; Parliamentary forces defeat royalists  

1644  On this day in history william Gascoigne introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24  

1644  On July - 02 battle of Marston Moor: Parliamentary forces defeat royalists  

1644  On July - 02 abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar  

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1029  On this day in history birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)  

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.  

1363  On July - 02 birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)  

1489  On this day in history birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr  

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

1581  On July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer  

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

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer  

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  On July - 02 adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43  

1504  Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies on July - 02.  

1566  On this day in history nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62  

1582  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.  

1591  Death of Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) on July - 02.  

1619  On July - 02 olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies