Historical Events In July - 02

1644  William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24 on July - 02.  

1647  On this day in history daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs  

1652  Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans) on July - 02.  

1663  Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64 on July - 02.  

1679  On this day in history europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth.  

1681  Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason on July - 02.  

1687  On this day in history king James II disbands English parliament  

1698  Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine on July - 02.  

1700  On this day in history lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77  

1708  On July - 02 willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies  

1714  The birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer on July - 02.  

1714  On this day in history christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore)  

1724  Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet on July - 02.  

1737  On July - 02 francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer  

1743  Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies on this day in history.  

1746  On this day in history hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer  

1756  On this day in history christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl  

1763  On July - 02 peter Ritter, composer  

1776  Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free & Independent States" on this day in history.  

1776  On July - 02 nJ gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50 pounds right to vote  

1777  Vermont becomes first American colony to abolish slavery on July - 02.  

1777  On July - 02 vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery  

1778  On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66  

1787  de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered on July - 02.  

1793  On this day in history antoine Prumier, composer  

1794  2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria on this day in history.  

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1798  John Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on this day in history.  

1798  On this day in history john Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies  

1808  On July - 02 simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam  

1808  Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam on this day in history.  

1810  On this day in history robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885  

1814  Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer on this day in history.  

1821  Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896) on July - 02.  

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)  

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  On July - 02 birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)  

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on July - 02.  

1589  On July - 02 birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer  

1636  On this day in history birth of daniel Speer, composer  

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

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

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

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

1566  On July - 02 nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62  

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

1591  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)  

1619  On this day in history olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies