Historical Events In July - 04

1847  On July - 04 james Anthony Bailey, Detroit, circus impresario (Barnum & Bailey)  

1848  Francois Rene de Chateaubriand French novelist/politician, dies on this day in history.  

1848  Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

1850  Ole Olsen, composer on July - 04.  

1851  Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history heinrich Zollner, composer  

1854  Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian, dies at 72 on July - 04.  

1855  On this day in history in Brooklyn, New York, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, titled Leaves of Grass, is published.  

1856  On this day in history istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor, dies at 64  

1859  On July - 04 austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta.  

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1861  On July - 04 in a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops  

1862  Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell on this day in history.  

1862  On July - 04 battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid)  

1863  On this day in history boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho)  

1863  On July - 04 confederates surrender of Vicksburg, MS, gives Union control of Mississippi River.  

1863  On July - 04 vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces  

1863  Paul Joseph Revere, US grandson of Paul Revere/Union brig-gen, dies on this day in history.  

1864  -9] Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia on July - 04.  

1865  The first edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published on this day in history.  

1865  On July - 04 1st edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published  

1866  On this day in history firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying much of Portland, Me  

1866  On July - 04 firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying half of Portland, Mainee, US  

1867  Stephen Mather, organized US National Park Service on this day in history.  

1868  On July - 04 battle at Ueno: last Tokugawa armies defeated  

1869  Karl Seitz, president of Austria on this day in history.  

1870  On July - 04 pieter van der Lijn, Dutch geologist (Dutch boulders)  

1872  On this day in history calvin Coolidge, [Silent Cal], Plymouth Vt, (R) 30th pres (1923-29)  

1873  Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens on July - 04.  

1874  On this day in history social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed  

1875  White Democrats kill several blacks in terrorist attacks in Vicksburg on this day in history.  

1875  On this day in history giovanni & Giacomo Tocci, Italy, siamese twins  

1876  The first public exhibition of electric light in SF on July - 04.  

1876  1st public exhibition of electric light in SF on July - 04.  

1876  William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone) 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1694  On this day in history birth of louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose)  

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

0907  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on July - 04.  

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

0966  On July - 04 benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies  

0973  On July - 04 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  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