Page 2: Historical Events In July - 02

1644  William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24.   

1647  Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs.   

1652  Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans).   

1663  Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64   

1679  Europeans inaugural 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.   

1687  King James II disbands English parliament.   

1698  Thomas Savery patents the inaugural steam engine.   

1700  Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77   

1708  Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies.   

1714  Christoph von Gluck, German composer is born   

1714  Christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore)   

1724  Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet   

1737  Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer   

1743  Spencer Compton earl of Wilmington, English minister of Finance, dies.   

1746  Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer   

1756  Christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl.   

1763  Peter Ritter, composer   

1776  Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States".   

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

1777  Vermont is recorded as becoming inaugural American colony to abolish slavery.   

1777  Vermont is recorded as becoming 1st American colony to abolish slavery.   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66   

1787  de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered.   

1793  Antoine Prumier, composer   

1794  2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria   

1794  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65.   

1798  John Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies.   

1798  John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies.   

1808  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   

1810  Robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885.   

1814  Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer   

1821  Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896).   

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1029  Caliph al-mustansir of cairo: Caliph al-mustansir of cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  Arthur ii: Duke of brittany   

1363  Mary: Queen of sicily   

1489  Thomas cranmer: England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  Elizabeth tudor: English princess   

1581  Johann staden: Composer   

1589  Guillaume van messaus: Composer   

1636  Daniel speer: Composer   

0783  Death of Bert(h)a/berthrada: Mother of charles the great,   

0936  Henry i the vogelaar: German king (919-36)/duke of saxon 912-36,   

1298  Death of Adolf van nassau: Rc-german king (1292-98),   

1504  Death of Stefanus iii bogdanowitsj: Ruler of moldavia (1457-1504),   

1566  Nostradamus: [michel de nostre-dam], french astrologist,   

1582  Akechi mitsuhide: Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

1591  Death of Vincenzo galilei: Italian composer (b. 1520)   

1619  Olivier de serres: French farming pioneer (silkworms),