Page 3: Historical Events In July - 02

1822  On this day in history denmark Vesey & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC   

1822  On July - 02 douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails/trains)   

1822  On July - 02 denmark Vesey, & 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC   

1823  On this day in history bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.   

1830  On this day in history john Bordenave Villepigue, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1834  Hendry P G Quack, lawyer/economist/secr Dutch Bank on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history henry Eugene Davies, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

1843  An alligator falls from the sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm on this day in history.   

1843  An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm on this day in history.   

1843  Samuel Hahnemann, German physician, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history envelope bearing the first US 10. stamps, still exists today   

1847  On July - 02 envelope bearing 1st US 10 cent stamps, still exists today   

1847  Marcel Bertrand, French mine engineer (tectonic geology) on July - 02.   

1849  Garibaldi in Rome begins hunger strike on July - 02.   

1850  Benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus on this day in history.   

1850  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1857  Francesco Spetrino, composer on July - 02.   

1858  On this day in history partial emancipation of Russian serfs   

1861  On July - 02 battle of Hoke's Run, WV   

1861  Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1862  Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges on July - 02.   

1862  On this day in history the birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist   

1863  On this day in history battle of Gettysburg (2nd day)   

1863  Stephen Hinsdale Weed, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 28 on this day in history.   

1864  Gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester on this day in history.   

1864  Statuary Hall in US Capitol established on July - 02.   

1864  On July - 02 gen Early & Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Wash DC   

1865  On this day in history william Booth forms the Salvation Army   

1865  William Booth founds Salvation Army (Army of the Salvation) on July - 02.   

1865  Lili Braun, Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen) on this day in history.   

1867  On July - 02 the first US elevated railroad begins service, NYC   

1867  On this day in history 1st US elevated railroad begins service, NYC   

1867  Herbert Prior, England, actor (Caught Short, Slave of Desire) on July - 02.   

1870  On this day in history jules Joseph d'Anethan is elected the tenth Prime Minister of Belgium.   

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

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

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

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

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on July - 02.   

1636  On July - 02 birth of daniel Speer, composer   

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 July - 02.   

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  Death of Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

1591  On July - 02 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

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