Page 2: Historical Events In July - 04

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

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) on this day in history.   

1696  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 on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history swedish King Karel XII beats Russians   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) on July - 04.   

1753  Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, 1st balloon flights in England, US on July - 04.   

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 July - 04.   

1769  On July - 04 louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, composer   

1774  On this day in history orangetown Resolutions adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts   

1776  On July - 04 american colonies declare their independence from Great Britain   

1776  On July - 04 declaration of Independence-US gains independence from Britain   

1776  On this day in history the United States adopt the Declaration of Independence   

1777  On July - 04 john Paul Jones hoists first Stars and Stripes flag on Ranger at Portsmouth, NH.   

1779  French fleet occupies Grenada on July - 04.   

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

1787  On this day in history charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71   

1789  On July - 04 nootka Sound BC, Estaban Jose Martinez 1742-1798 seizes British ship Argonaut and others for infringing Spanish sovereignty; on Spanish warship Princesa.   

1789  The first US tariff act on July - 04.   

1789  On July - 04 1st US tariff act   

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

1793  Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer on this day in history.   

1796  On July - 04 1st Independence Day celebration is held   

1799  F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59) on this day in history.   

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

1802  On this day in history uS Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY)   

1803  The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people on July - 04.   

1804  The birth of Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author on July - 04.   

1804  On July - 04 desire de Haerne, Belgian priest/Congressional leader   

1807  The birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian soldier on this day in history.   

1807  Giuseppe Garibaldi, freedom fighter (Risorgimento)/unified Italy on July - 04.   

1810  French troops occupy Amsterdam on July - 04.   

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1330  On July - 04 birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)   

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

1610  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

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 July - 04.   

0907  On this day in history death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria   

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on July - 04.   

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  On July - 04 reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies   

1301  On this day in history willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1307  On July - 04 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