Page 2: Historical Events In July - 02

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

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  On July - 02 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  On this day in history earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason   

1687  On July - 02 king James II disbands English parliament   

1698  On July - 02 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

1700  Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1708  Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.   

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

1714  On July - 02 christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore)   

1724  On July - 02 friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet   

1737  Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer on July - 02.   

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

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

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

1763  On this day in history peter Ritter, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on July - 02.   

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

1793  Antoine Prumier, composer on July - 02.   

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

1794  On this day in history franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65   

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

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

1808  Simon Fraser completes his trip down the Fraser River , BC, and lands at Musqueam on July - 02.   

1808  On July - 02 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  Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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  Johann Staden, composer was born on July - 02.   

1589  On this day in history birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

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

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

1566  On July - 02 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  On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies on this day in history.