Historical Events In July - 04

1693  On this day in history battle at Boussu-lez-Walcourt: French-English vs Dutch army  

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

1696  On this day in history 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  Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians on this day in history.  

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

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

1762  On this day in history marco Santucci, composer  

1768  On this day in history willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58  

Advertisements

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

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  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  The United States adopt the Declaration of Independence on this day in history.  

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

1779  On July - 04 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 July - 04.  

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

1789  On this day in history 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  1st Independence Day celebration is held on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1804  On July - 04 the birth of Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author  

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  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

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 July - 04.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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

0907  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on this day in history.  

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

0966  On July - 04 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  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 this day in history.  

1336  On July - 04 elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65