Historical Events In July - 04

1693  Battle at Boussu-lez-Walcourt: French-English vs Dutch army on July - 04.  

1694  On July - 04 louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose)  

1696  On July - 04 louis de Buade et de Palluau, Count Frontenac 1622-1698 embarks from Montreal in a canoe flotilla with 2,150 men to travel up the St. Lawrence to Fort Frontenac and mount a new attack on the Iroquois.  

1708  On July - 04 swedish King Karel XII beats Russians  

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) on this day in history.  

1753  Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, 1st balloon flights in England, US on this day in history.  

1754  On this day in history george Washington gives Ft Necessity to France  

1757  On July - 04 jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38  

1762  On July - 04 marco Santucci, composer  

1768  Willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1769  Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, composer on this day in history.  

1774  Orangetown Resolutions adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts on July - 04.  

1776  American colonies declare their independence from Great Britain on July - 04.  

1776  Declaration of Independence-US gains independence from Britain on this day in history.  

1776  On July - 04 the United States adopt the Declaration of Independence  

1777  On this day in history john Paul Jones hoists first Stars and Stripes flag on Ranger at Portsmouth, NH.  

1779  On this day in history french fleet occupies Grenada  

1780  Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen South Neth, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1787  Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1789  Nootka Sound BC, Estaban Jose Martinez 1742-1798 seizes British ship Argonaut and others for infringing Spanish sovereignty; on Spanish warship Princesa on this day in history.  

1789  On this day in history the first US tariff act  

1789  1st US tariff act on July - 04.  

1789  Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1793  On this day in history franz Xaver Pechacek, composer  

1796  1st Independence Day celebration is held on this day in history.  

1799  On this day in history f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59)  

1801  On this day in history first Presidential Review of U.S. Marine Band and Marines at the White House.  

1802  US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY) on July - 04.  

1803  The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people on this day in history.  

1804  The birth of Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author on this day in history.  

1804  Desire de Haerne, Belgian priest/Congressional leader on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian soldier  

1807  On July - 04 giuseppe Garibaldi, freedom fighter (Risorgimento)/unified Italy  

1810  On this day in history french troops occupy Amsterdam  

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1330  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.  

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on this day in history.  

1546  Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.  

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on this day in history.  

1610  On this day in history birth of paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)  

1669  Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor was born on this day in history.  

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on July - 04.  

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on this day in history.  

0907  On July - 04 death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria  

0965  On July - 04 death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)  

0966  On this day in history benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies  

0973  On this day in history death of ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890)  

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on this day in history.  

1301  On July - 04 willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle  

1307  On this day in history rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies  

1336  On this day in history elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65