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

1681  Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason on this day in history.   

1687  King James II disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

1698  On this day in history 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  The birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer on July - 02.   

1714  Christoph W Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer (Il there pastore) on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet   

1737  Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer on this day in history.   

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

1746  On July - 02 hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer   

1756  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history vermont becomes first American colony to abolish slavery   

1777  Vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery on July - 02.   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1793  Antoine Prumier, composer on July - 02.   

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

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

1798  John Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on July - 02.   

1798  John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies on July - 02.   

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

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

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

1814  On July - 02 atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer   

1821  On this day in history charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896)   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on July - 02.   

1262  On July - 02 birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.   

1489  On July - 02 birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on July - 02.   

1581  On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

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

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

0783  Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1566  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  On July - 02 death of akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)   

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

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