Historical Events In July - 02

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

1647  Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs on July - 02.  

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

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

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

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

1714  On July - 02 the birth of Christoph von Gluck, German composer  

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

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

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  On this day in history hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer  

1756  Christian G Korner, German lawyer/father of Karl on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1777  On this day in history vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery  

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

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

1793  On July - 02 antoine Prumier, composer  

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

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  Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam on July - 02.  

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

1814  Atale Therese Annette Wartel, composer on July - 02.  

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  On July - 02 birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)  

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

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 July - 02 birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer  

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on July - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1504  On July - 02 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  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on July - 02.  

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