Page 2: Historical Events In July - 02

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

1647  On July - 02 daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs   

1652  On this day in history guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans)   

1663  On this day in history thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64   

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  On July - 02 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

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

1708  On this day in history willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies   

1714  On this day in history the birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer   

1714  Christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore) on July - 02.   

1724  Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer   

1743  Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies on July - 02.   

1746  Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer on July - 02.   

1756  On July - 02 christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl   

1763  Peter Ritter, composer on this day in history.   

1776  Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free & Independent States" on July - 02.   

1776  NJ gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50 pounds right to vote on July - 02.   

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

1777  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1793  Antoine Prumier, composer on this day in history.   

1794  On July - 02 2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria   

1794  On July - 02 franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65   

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

1798  On July - 02 john Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies   

1808  On this day in history simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam   

1808  On this day in history simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam   

1810  On July - 02 robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885   

1814  On July - 02 atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer   

1821  On July - 02 charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896)   

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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 July - 02.   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1489  Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr was born on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

1581  Johann Staden, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1582  On this day in history death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

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

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