Page 2: Historical Events In July - 04

1693  Battle at Boussu-lez-Walcourt: French-English vs Dutch army on this day in history.   

1694  On this day in history 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 July - 04.   

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

1754  George Washington gives Ft Necessity to France on July - 04.   

1757  Jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1762  On July - 04 marco Santucci, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1789  The first US tariff act on this day in history.   

1789  1st US tariff act on this day in history.   

1789  Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59 on July - 04.   

1793  On this day in history franz Xaver Pechacek, composer   

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

1799  F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59) on July - 04.   

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

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

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

1807  On July - 04 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  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

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 July - 04.   

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on July - 04.   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on July - 04.   

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  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on this day in history.   

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 July - 04.   

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

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

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on this day in history.