Page 2: 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  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 July - 04 swedish King Karel XII beats Russians   

1715  On July - 04 christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)   

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

1754  George Washington gives Ft Necessity to France on this day in history.   

1757  Jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38 on July - 04.   

1762  On this day in history marco Santucci, composer   

1768  On July - 04 willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58   

1769  On this day in history 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  Declaration of Independence-US gains independence from Britain on July - 04.   

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  On this day in history french fleet occupies Grenada   

1780  On July - 04 charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen South Neth, dies at 67   

1787  Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on July - 04.   

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  On July - 04 the first US tariff act   

1789  1st US tariff act on July - 04.   

1789  On July - 04 claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59   

1793  On July - 04 franz Xaver Pechacek, composer   

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

1799  On July - 04 f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59)   

1801  On July - 04 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  On July - 04 the Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.   

1804  On this day in history the birth of Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author   

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

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  French troops occupy Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

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

1546  On this day in history birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)   

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

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

1669  On July - 04 birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

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

1715  On this day in history birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)   

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

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

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

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies   

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1307  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on July - 04.   

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